Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court ruled that a trust amendment can be valid even if the trustor did not follow the specific amendment procedure referenced in the trust document itself because the trustor (trust…
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/ Civil Procedure, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Pending decision could have significant impact on schools, libraries and consumers that rely on the programs funded by the USF - Although the impact will not likely be immediate, and it may be further changed on appeal, on…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
On July 18, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order (Order) to facilitate the transition from a traditional circuit-switched 911 system to an Internet Protocol (IP)-based system. An IP-based…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, which went into effect on July 8, 2024, designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and isomers as hazardous…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
On July 1, 2024, the Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System holding that an Administrative Procedures Act (APA) claim does not accrue for the purposes of §2401(a) – the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In recent years, two Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions—Martin v. City of Boise (“Martin”) and Johnson v. City of Grants Pass (“Johnson”)—significantly narrowed the permissible scope of local regulation of public camping…
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/ Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Raimondo overturning the longstanding administrative law doctrine known as Chevron deference. Chevron deference, which stemmed…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a Rare Pre-Election Review, California Supreme Court Strikes Ballot Measure that Would Revise Constitution to Limit Revenue-Raising Authority of State and Local Governments - On June 20, 2024, the California Supreme Court…
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/ Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Taxation
On May 28th, 2024, T-Mobile announced as part of its acquisition of UScellular operations, it would “enter into a new long-term Master License Agreement on a minimum of 2,015 incremental towers owned by UScellular and extend the…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Science, Computers, & Technology
REMINDER: The deadline for compliance with Senate Bill No. 553 (“SB 553”) is approaching. This new law mandates that covered California employers must implement measures to prevent and address workplace violence…
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/ Business Torts, Labor & Employment Law
On May 1, 2024, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) finalized a rule to undo most of the remaining 2020 Trump Administration changes to the federal environmental review process under the National Environmental…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a regulation designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and their salts and isomers, as hazardous substances under…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Police Drone Footage Only Exempt From Disclosure - In Some Circumstances The California Supreme Court recently denied the City of Chula Vista’s Petition for Review in Castañares v. Superior Court (Dec. 2023) 98 Cal.App.5th 295,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services
On April 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court delivered its highly-anticipated opinion in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, unanimously holding that fees imposed through legislative action as a condition of property…
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/ Civil Procedure, Real Estate - Residential
In March 2024, the California Legislature enacted Senate Bill 477 as an urgency measure. SB 477 was signed by Governor Newsom on March 26, 2024, and it took effect immediately. The bill’s purpose is to make state law governing…
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/ Zoning, Planning & Land Use
