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Terminally Ill May End Their Lives in California
Last Thursday, during an emotional vote, a law was passed through the California Senate allowing for terminally ill persons to gain life-ending medication from their doctors. The new California law is modeled after a similar law in Oregon which was passed in 1997. The new law, Senate Bill 128, gives doctors permission to prescribe… Read More »
Be Aware of More People on the Roads this Summer
After a long winter, it seems everyone wants to get out and enjoy the warm weather and be out of doors. Beautiful, pleasant weather and temperatures means that more people are out and about enjoying the beaches and parks, going to sporting events and other festivals that are held outside. More motorists, motorcyclists, bicyclists… Read More »
Information Not So Public in California
Each year in California, the Attorney General’s office compiles a detailed report on all state-level wiretap orders filed by local prosecutors. This mandate was passed by the legislature in order to provide transparency in what is typically a highly covert operation: electronic surveillance. This year, the California Department of Justice (CADOJ) is releasing its… Read More »
California Campuses Under Fire for Handling of Assaults
California universities have been under fire for their handling, or lack of, of sexual assaults on campuses. Universities are criticized for hiding incidents and, ultimately, not investigating them in a thorough manner. A template has been released outlining the way law enforcement agencies and campuses cooperate to investigate assaults. A separate law in California… Read More »
Fiery Crash in Silverado
A 19-year-old man is dead and another man is left with serious burns in a fiery crash in Silverado on Sunday. Investigators with the California Highway Patrol believe that speed played a role in the accident that killed the driver of the vehicle, Cesar Hernandez, 19, of Santa Ana. Investigators say that just before… Read More »
No Vaccines Means No School
If you have children, pay close attention. You may soon be breaking California law if you choose to not vaccinate your little ones. Senate Bill 277 is swiftly making its way through the process that would turn it into law. Already having passed several committee votes, the bill will soon be presented to the… Read More »
Police May Lose Access to Own Videos
Imagine that you are asked to write a factual report based upon your ability to recollect an event in time. Now imagine that you are asked to write the same report, but you are given a video of the incident to help you recall the series of events as they happened. Consider that your… Read More »
Immigrants Charged with Drug Crimes Shielded From Deportation
California has one of the most liberalized system of laws when it comes to illegal immigrants. That system is about to get more liberal if a new bill makes its way through the legislature. There is currently a difference between federal and state law. While California allows for minor drug charges to be all… Read More »
Jessica’s Law Restrictions Eased
Officials in California made an announcement regarding Jessica’s Law on Thursday that has some citizens in an uproar. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will no longer impose the blanket restriction that forbids sex offenders with residing within 2,000 feet of a park or school. This blanket provision covers all sex offenders, regardless… Read More »
Rap Mogul Accused of Running Over Two Men
Rap mogul, Marion “Suge” Knight is in court after being accused of running over two men, seriously injuring one of them, in a parking lot in Compton. According to court documents, the incident happened during a fight on January 29th at approximately 2:55 p.m.in the parking lot of Tam’s Burgers in the 1200 block… Read More »