Real Estate & Property Law

Keyes v. Bowen: Tentative Ruling Issued
California Supreme Court Judge Michael Kenny issued a Tentative Ruling on the pending case, Keyes v. Bowen. As commenter “Practical Kat” points out: A Tentative Ruling is not final and counsel for parties will be afforded an opportunity ...

Check out ReliefWeb
From the UN Pulse: "ReliefWeb is an on-line gateway to information, including documents and maps, on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. The maps are often very detailed and may provide information about refugee camps or other relevant details for the emergency...

Charles Pratt Const. Co. v. California Coastal Comm'n (Cal. Ct. App. - May 8, 2008)
Even if you read the caption, I bet you can't figure out what this case is about merely from the first paragraph. Which consists, in its entirety, of the following:"If "it's a long, long time from May to December,"1 it's an eternity from 1973 to 2008...

California Bill Seeks to Ban Life Without Parole for Juveniles
Proposed legislation in California seeks to prohibit the imposition of life in prison without parole for juveniles. The State Senate approved the measure 3-2, which will now go before the Senate Appropriations Committee...

Practitioner's Notes: California to Integrate Prisons (At Last)
As recent news articles have described, here and here, the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has finally taken tentative steps toward integrating its prisons...

Americans United for Life releases new Legislation & Policy Guides
Americans United for Life (AUL) Americans United for Life (AUL) today released its 2009 Model Legislation & Policy Guides. With the addition of eight new guides this year, AUL now offers 23 pieces of model legislation on key issues related to abortion, protection of unborn victims of violence, bioethics, healthcare rights of conscience, and the end-of-life.

California Emergency Room Doctors Sue State For Failing Health Care System
California emergency room doctors have filed a class-action lawsuit against the State of California alleging that California's healthcare system--stretched and burdened by its' thin budget and high demand for services--is about to collapse on itself...

East Timor extends emergency rule after assassination attempts

East Timor extends state of emergency for 1 month after assassination attempts

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Zumiez
Reaches Tentative Settlement in California Overtime Class Action

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Virgin Atlantic Flight
Makes Emergency Landing

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Trailers Contain Toxic Formaldehyde Fumes

82 Year Old
Awarded $6 Million in SJS Lawsuit

Chicago Golf Course
101 Year Old Owner Must Get $25 Million for Property