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First Amendment / Second Amendment Lawyer Jobs in California
Two organizations (Benbrook Law Group and the First Amendment Coalition) with which I've worked closely, and which I think highly of, are looking for California lawyers; application instructions are at the links. [1.] Benbrook Law Group, a two-lawyer firm with which I've litigated some interesting First Amendment gun-related cases, is...
'I still get butterflies': Flurry of nerves, joy as Coachella Valley Unified starts new year
A kindergartener — decked out in an oversized Spider-Man backpack — smiled and strutted from the parking lot curb to the schoolhouse gates on his first day of school Thursday. Moments later, he dashed back into his father’s arms as the reality of separation sank in. So began one family’s experience this...
Man, 32, facing life in Southern California prison for pellet gun attack
A 32-year-old man is facing the possibility of life in prison after he reportedly shot a man in the back of the head with a pellet gun, officials announced Thursday. Prosecutors, in a press release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, say Joshua Steven Morales was charged with one count of attempted […]
California’s Involuntary Treatment Mandate for Addicts Questioned
It was almost the exact the opposite of sticker shock. When the county’s mental health czar Toni Navarro explained how it wouldn’t cost her department — Behavioral Wellness — a dime more to implement the single biggest change in California’s mental health law in 60 years, the question none of the supervisors could bring themselves to ask was how that could be. Instead, they left it to longtime mental health advocate Lynne Gibbs to express skepticism.
Intuit Dome could allow VIP alcohol service until 4 a.m. if state bill passes
There is a bill making its way through the state Legislature that is looking to expand alcohol service for VIPs at the Intuit Dome until 4 a.m. The state Senate passed AB 3206 this week to allow VIP suite holders at the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, alcohol service until 4 a.m. The bill now heads to the Assembly. Owner of the Clippers, Seve Ballmer, is behind the bill as his company, Murphy's Bowl, sponsored AB 3206. Inglewood's new 17,700-seat venue houses five basketball courts, a practice facility, and training center, an outdoor plaza with two bars, a restaurant,...
Michael Jackson’s Estate Clinches Win Over Katherine Jackson in $600 Million Catalog War
A California appellate court handed a victory to Michael Jackson’s estate executors Wednesday, issuing a final written opinion confirming the singer’s mom Katherine Jackson had no basis to challenge a lower court’s blessing of a $600 million catalog deal with Sony.Disney, CAA Fail to Dismiss Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Suit From Julia Ormond The new opinion, which essentially adopted a tentative ruling first reported by Rolling Stone last month, described the secret 2022 Sony deal as a “joint venture” that estate executors John Branca and John McClain had the right to broker while Jackson’s estate remains in probate, a court-supervised...
Weekly News Wrap with Cassie MacDuff 8/23/2024
Former Press-Enterprise Columnist and longtime KVCR news contributor, Cassie MacDuff joins KVCR to review a few of the Inland Empire’s major news stories of the past week. The conversation can be heard on KVCR’s “Morning Edition” most Friday mornings at 6:45 and 8:45. Our segments with Cassie are also archived here for listening on demand.
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