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Business Consumers Financial 

Bank of America Sued for California Unemployment Fraud Scheme

January 15, 2021January 19, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
Bank of America, California, Fraud, Unemployment

Unemployed Californians say the bank made state benefit cards vulnerable to fraud and that the bank’s customer service and fraud claim systems are deficient.

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Appeals Civil Rights Government Health Religion 

Ninth Circuit Considers if Total Ban on Indoor Worship Is Constitutional

January 15, 2021January 19, 2021 BIANCA BRUNO
California, churches, coronavirus, religious freedom

Asked a second time to rule on the constitutionality of California’s pandemic-induced ban on indoor worship in as many weeks, the Ninth Circuit Friday considered whether churches should be treated as “essential services.”

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Civil Rights Education Government 

California Challenges Feds’ Laxer Oversight of For-Profit Schools

January 15, 2021January 19, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
California, Department of Education, for-profit schools, regulation

California’s lawsuit claims a new Trump administration rule will make it easier for “predatory” for-profit colleges to receive federal funds while offering low-quality educational programs.

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Courts Health 

California Courts Covid Update

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
California, coronavirus

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Jan. 15, 2021 Edition San Diego County San Diego County Superior Court Jan. 15, 2021:

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Civil Rights Government Law 

Government Watchdogs Seek to Overturn Outlier Ruling on California Police Records Law

January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
California, Police, public records

California law expanded the public’s access to police records in 2019, but one court ruling has exempted the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

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Criminal Entertainment Law 

Judge Gives Life to Bid by Porn Mogul to End California Gambling Restrictions

January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 NICK CAHILL
California, casinos, gambling, pornography

Odds shifted toward the Hustler Magazine founder after a federal judge signals a California organized crime law is stale and perhaps unconstitutional.

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Courts Health 

California Courts Covid Update

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
California, coronavirus

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Jan. 14, 2021 Edition Nevada County Nevada County Superior Court Jan. 8, 2021: Implementation of

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Appeals Employment 

California High Court Makes Landmark Independent Contractor Ruling Retroactive

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 MARIA DINZEO
California

The California Supreme Court found its landmark worker classification test from Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles should be applied to any unresolved case prior to 2018.

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Business Environment Government 

Report Explains Why California Power Grid Couldn’t Take the Heat in 2020

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
California, Climate change, heat, utilities

Several days of extreme heat were to blame for the first California power outages in nearly two decades last summer, but a report released Wednesday offers a granular take on why the power grid couldn’t take the heat.

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Appeals Energy Environment 

Nuclear Power

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 BRIEF
California, Ninth Circuit, nuclear power

The Ninth Circuit dismissed Public Watchdogs’ request for review of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to deny the nonprofit group’s petition for an order to suspend decommissioning operations at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

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Employment Entertainment Sports 

Women’s Soccer

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 BRIEF
California, gender, Settlement, soccer, wages

A federal court in California approved a partial settlement in a dispute between players on the U.S. Senior Women’s National Soccer Team and the U.S. Soccer Federation on the women’s claims that their working conditions were not equal to those of the Men’s National Soccer Team.

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Courts Health 

California Courts Covid Update

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
California, coronavirus

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Jan. 13, 2021 Edition Merced County Merced County Superior Court Jan. 8, 2021: Updated notice

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Government Health Regional 

California Counties Chart Vaccine Path Alone as State Leadership Falters

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 NICK CAHILL
California, coronavirus, Gavin Newsom, vaccines

With the feds’ warning states to “use or lose” Covid-19 vaccines, California counties are skipping ahead in Newsom’s rigid plan as experts question whether the state is prepared to hand out doses to its 40 million residents.

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Health 

California Opens Up Covid Vaccines to People Over 65

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 MATTHEW RENDA
California, coronavirus, vaccines

The move comes after the Trump administration urged states to shift vaccination priorities from frontline workers and people over 75 to everyone over 65.

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Government Regional 

Orange County Board of Supervisors Agrees to Change Public Comment Rules

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
aclu, California, Free Speech, Orange County California

The public will have the last word in Orange County, California. The county on Tuesday agreed in a settlement to update its public comment rules and allow speakers to direct their comments at individual elected officials during public meetings.

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Health Regional 

Restrictions Eased

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 BRIEF
California, coronavirus, Sacramento

Anticipating improved ICU capacity and the end of the post-holidays Covid surge, the greater Sacramento region has been removed from California’s most restrictive list and can once again allow some indoor activities, including dining at restaurants.

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Courts Health 

California Courts Covid Update

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
California, coronavirus

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Jan. 12, 2021 Edition Ventura County Ventura County Superior Court Jan. 12, 2021: Court furlough

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Business Employment Technology 

Union Challenges Voter Approval of Independent Status for Gig Economy Drivers

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 MARIA DINZEO
2020 elections, California, Gig economy, initiative, Lyft, Uber

Nearly 60% of California voters backed Proposition 22, which exempts gig economy giants from having to make their workers full-fledged employees, at the ballot box in November. A labor union and four drivers want the initiative struck down.

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Health Regional Sports 

California to Turn Stadiums Into Vaccination Sites to Speed Rollout

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
California, coronavirus, Gavin Newsom, stadiums

About 784,000 Californians have received the Covid vaccine, and Governor Gavin Newsom said Monday another 1 million will receive shots in the arm in the coming days.

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Courts Health 

California Courts Covid Update

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 COURTHOUSE NEWS STAFF
California, coronavirus

California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Jan. 11, 2021 Edition Los Angeles County Los Angeles County Superior Court Jan. 11, 2021:

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