Agitators, regulators and predators on the prowl
By Paul Driessen Legal and scientific ethics seem to have become irrelevant, as anti-chemical agitators, regulators and trial lawyers team up on numerous lawsuits against Monsanto. They’re seeking tens of billions of dollars in jackpot justice, by claiming a chemical in the company’s popular weed killer RoundUp causes cancer. A key basis for […]
NRA Files Another Lawsuit to Stop California’s ‘Gunmageddon’
by AWR HAWKINS The NRA and the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) filed another suit in a series designed to cripple the gun controls ubiquitously known as “gunmageddon” in California. Gunmageddon was all the rage among Democrats last year as they passed a ban on the possession of “high capacity” magazines, an updated ban on […]
Democrats force recall backers to fight another court battle
by Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO – Most recall elections are primarily about electoral politics, as both sides duke it out with the usual broadcast ads and ground campaigns. But the burgeoning Republican effort to recall Orange County’s Democratic Sen. Josh Newman has turned into an inside-the-Capitol political fight as well as a high-profile legal battle. It could be months […]
California, Senate Republicans Join Forces in Bid to Bail out Obamacare
by JOEL B. POLLAK California and New York will lead 16 states, including the District of Columbia, into a lawsuit to preserve subsidies to health insurance companies on the Obamacare exchanges, after a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Tuesday. The D.C. Circuit will allow the states to intervene in the […]
Lawsuit alleges state is trying to sabotage initiative to repeal gas tax increase in California
By Patrick McGreevy The state attorney general allegedly drafted a misleading title and summary for an initiative that would repeal increases to California’s gas tax, and the wording should be changed, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by supporters of the proposed ballot measure. The lawsuit alleges the title and summary drafted by the office of […]
Howard Jarvis Files Lawsuit over Legislature’s Unconstitutional Attempt to Shield Senator from Recall
Today, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) filed a lawsuit to stop the Legislature’s unconstitutional efforts to undermine the voter-led recall of State Senator Josh Newman. “The Legislature has pulled out all the stops to silence the voice of taxpayers and undermine the people’s right to a fair and democratic process,” stated HJTA President Jon […]
Starr Lawsuits Against Oxnard for Measure M (35% rate increase) and IUF
By Steve Nash Re: the Aaron Starr Lawsuits Against Oxnard for Measure M (35% wastewater rate increase rescission) and utility Infrastructure Use Fees If Starr wins ~ 1) The rating agencies will downgrade our credit, resulting in greatly increased borrowing costs. 2) The top management will move on to greener pastures. They […]
California Magazine Ban Saga: State Bans Repair Kits, NRA Sues Again
By BillJ Back in February, San Francisco sued a number of online retailers who were advertising standard-capacity magazines, and now they’ve won. The retailers are henceforth barred from advertising the mag repair kits in CA, so if you want to repair your grandfathered magazines you’ll have to go out of state, I guess. The […]
Lawsuit demands California High-Speed Rail comply with voter intentions
By Kevin Dayton Young people calling San Francisco “home” in the fall of 2008 tried to leave an enduring legacy for future generations. Enough of them signed a petition to qualify a November 2008 ballot measure that would have snidely named a new city sewage treatment plant after President George W. Bush. (The measure failed.) […]
Aaron Starr Serves Oxnard with a Prop. 218 lawsuit + cupcakes
Moving Oxnard Forward Editor’s note: At your service! Aaron Starr has Oxnard served with lawsuit and residents served with cupcakes simultaneously. He says that the City has violated statutes and multiple legal precedents making it settled law that a city may not charge utility “infrastructure fees.” Starr’s 4-5-17 statement at Oxnard […]
