In the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 [FECA; 2 U.S.C. § 441a], Congress imposed two types of limits on campaign contributions: base limits restrict how much money a donor may contribute to a particular candidate and aggregate limits restrict how much money a donor may contribute in total to all candidates or committees. Here, […]
Wings Of Frequent Flyer Clipped.
An airline’s frequent flyer program contained a provision stating that an abuse of the program may result in cancellation of the member’s account. After the airline cancelled a member’s account, the member brought a class action alleging breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The United States Supreme Court held the Airline […]
Access To Emails Of Public Officials & Employees On Their Private Accounts.
A man asserted a right to inspect specified written communications, including email and text messages, sent to or received by public official and employees on their private electronic devices using their private accounts. The appellate court said the issue is whether those private communications, which are not stored on City servers and are not directly […]
Diversity Issue: A National Bank Is Located Where Its Main Office Is.
Plaintiffs, citizens of California, filed an action against a bank in the California superior court. The bank’s main office is in South Dakota and its principal place of business is in California. The bank removed the action to a federal district court, asserting subject matter jurisdiction on the basis of federal questions and diversity of […]
Kids Burning Bridges Behind Them.
After admitting he smoked marijuana shortly before coming to school, a student was transferred to a continuation high school during his senior year. He sought a writ of administrative mandate in the superior court, which the court denied. On appeal, he contended Education Code section 48432.5 demands reasonable exhaustion of all other means of correction […]
Department of Homeland Security Government Runaround?
Petitioner, an American citizen who was born in Iran, was subjected to lengthy stops at the border when coming into the USA. He wrote a letter to the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] asking whether or not his name appears on a government terrorist watchlist, and how he can have it removed if his name […]
Red Light Camera Saga Continues.
Vehicle Code section 21455(b) requires a public announcement and a 30-day period of warning devices with respect to a camera that records a traffic violation. The issue in the present case, heard by the California Supreme Court, is whether the statute refers only to the first installation of a red light camera by a city, […]
Another Water Issue; This One Involving Eminent Domain.
The State of California seeks to build a tunnel to transport water from the north to the south. Before condemning the land needed for the project, it desires to study the environmental and geological suitability of hundreds of properties on which the tunnel may be constructed. The question in this case is whether or not […]
Water Projects Halted; Southern And Central California Losing The Water Wars.
The Central Valley Project and the State Water Project “are perhaps the two largest and most important water projects in the United States. These combined water projects supply water originating in northern California to more than 20,000,000 agricultural and domestic consumers in central and southern California.” The source of the water is the lone habitat […]
Death Row Inmate Wants D.A.’S Records.
A prisoner sentenced to death row seeks various records from the district attorney under the California Public Records Act [CPRA; Government Code section 6250] to assist in investigating whether the district attorney impermissibly sought the death penalty based on the race of the defendant, the victim, or both. In ordering the records produced, the appellate […]
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