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A no-straight-grant Wednesday conference

At the Lectern

Supreme Court, which, in reversing a First District, Division Five, decision ( People v. A157169) 2019 WL 5654385, review denied ), held that pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect did not categorically allow the police to enter a home without a warrant. Little Rock Ranch , but it depublished the Fifth District’s 2-1 opinion.

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Supreme Court will hear forum selection and workers’ comp cases, but it turns down two animal rights matters; also, there’s one separate statement

At the Lectern

At its conference yesterday, a double one, the Supreme Court ruled on a robust 164 matters. The court granted review in EpicentRx, Inc. would operate as an implied waiver of [the plaintiff’s] right to a jury trial—a constitutionally-protected right that cannot be waived by contract prior to the commencement of a dispute.”

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the Eastern District of California held that more analysis of the impacts climate change would have on a water transfer program for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was required under NEPA. Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims. Future Generations v.

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The Case Against the Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas

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The hearings this week may reveal conduct that reaches the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. It is also true, in my opinion, that none of those things amount to high crimes and misdemeanors warranting his impeachment. If Mayorkas is violating federal law, he can be brought to court to enjoin his actions.