California

California became a state on September 9, 1850, making it the 31st US state. Before being named a US state, it was referred to as the California Republic. With a total area of over 163,000 miles, it is the 3rd largest by area in the US, and with a population of nearly 40 million, it is the most populous state in the country.  With a $2.7 trillion economy, it boasts the fifth largest economy in the world.

Popular culture, government policy, innovation, and a liberal-government make California a trendsetter for other US states in terms of legislation and government actions. The rise and origination of the internet, the original film industry, and entertainment are from California. And, it is diverse in terms of employment/economy, with major industries being in: film, entertainment, sports, pop culture, music, real estate, technology, and government industries, among others. California is home to silicon valley, where companies like Google, Cisco, Apple and Adobe have headquarters, and it boasts the largest concentration of high-tech companies in the country. 

California is an extremely liberal state. Both the Legislature and Congress currently have members from both parties. In addition to Republican and Democrat, there are four additional parties which can run for office in CA which are: Green Party, American Independent Party, Peace and Freedom Party, and the Libertarian Party. In recent elections, a majority of state-voters have supported the Democratic party.

California is home to Stanford Law School, which was the 2nd ranked law school in the country in 2017, and is home to University of California Berkeley and University of California Los Angeles School of Law, which ranked 12th and 18th respectively in 2017. Alcatraz Island, the Hollywood Sign, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Yosemite National Park, are among the many historical sites visitors are drawn to in the state annually.

California is a part of the Ninth Circuit, which has been at the center of many contentious legal battles regarding immigration, the Trump Administration’s travel ban litigation, issues of copyright brought by PETA and litigation on the Equal Pay Act.  California legislation and state court litigation can have an outsize impact on the rest of the country, and the National Law Review covers these cases and developments on a regular basis.

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Sep
25
2018
California Consumer Privacy Act Amendment Signed Into Law Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
25
2018
Ninth Circuit Holds that Last-Known Addresses of Putative Class Members Are Insufficient To Satisfy CAFA Exceptions Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
25
2018
As The Clock Winds Down, Criticism Of California's Gender Quota Bill Winds Up Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
24
2018
Target Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sep
24
2018
California’s Social Media Political Advertising Disclosure Act Hinch Newman LLP
Sep
24
2018
California Legislature Says Recordkeeping Violations Not Subject to Six-Month Statute of Limitations Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
24
2018
The General Corporation Law's "25th Amendment" Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
21
2018
California Amends Student Loan Servicing Act Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
21
2018
California And Joint Stock Associations Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
20
2018
FCRA Disclosures and Authorization: I Can See Clearly Now… Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
20
2018
Court Holds "Converted Entity" Is Not "Effectively" The Same Entity Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
19
2018
California Signs Bill Allowing Sale of Home-Cooked Food Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
19
2018
San Francisco Bans Fluorinated Chemicals in Foodservice Ware and More Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
19
2018
Must An LLC Have At Least Two Members? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
18
2018
How Much is a FCRA Violation Going to Cost you? Possibly $29 a Head. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
18
2018
#Transparency: California’s Social Media DISCLOSE Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2018
Settling Plaintiff May Still Have Standing And Adequacy To Pursue Class Action and PAGA Claims Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
18
2018
California Water Board Sues Federal Agency for Pollutants Entering the U.S. Via the Tijuana River Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
18
2018
California Enacts Additional Limits on Collecting Time Barred Debts Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
18
2018
Staff Guidance - What Would California Do? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
17
2018
Groundwater Pumpers Beware: The Public Trust Doctrine is Lurking Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
14
2018
A Sign of Things to Come in TCPA Lawsuits?: Plaintiffs Use Lack of Article III Standing as a Sword to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
14
2018
FTC Compliance Lawyer on Agency Settlement of Deceptive “Made in USA” Claims Hinch Newman LLP
Sep
14
2018
Does California Recognize The De Facto Merger Doctrine Outside The Successor Liability Context? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
13
2018
California: What Happens In Mediation Stays (Confidential) In Mediation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep
13
2018
California Enacts 100% Carbon-Free Energy Standard Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
13
2018
Nazi-Looted Art: Cranach Paintings to Remain at Norton Simon Museum Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Sep
13
2018
The Answers . . . Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
12
2018
California Legislature Passes Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
12
2018
Brady v. Bayer Corp: One A Day Will Not Keep Plaintiffs Away Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
12
2018
September 2018 California Employment Law Notes Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
11
2018
Governor Green Lights Bill Authorizing Immortal Ex Officio Directors Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
11
2018
Governor Jerry Brown signs SB 100 and Executive Order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
10
2018
Potential #MeToo-Motivated Laws Address More Than Just Sexual Harassment Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
10
2018
Should One-A-Day Be Once-A-Day? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
6
2018
California on the Verge of Requiring Commercial Finance Disclosures Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
6
2018
California’s New Privacy Act: Update on Amendments Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
6
2018
Amendments to California Privacy Law Expand Exemption for Consumer Financial Data Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
6
2018
California Poised to Enact Internet of Things Information Security Law Ballard Spahr LLP
Sep
6
2018
More Privacy Legislative Activity in California Mintz
Sep
6
2018
Is California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 going to be GDPR version 2? Foley & Lardner LLP
Sep
6
2018
New Law Empowers The California Secretary Of State To "Monitor And Counteract" False And Misleading Information Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
5
2018
Watch Out, Small Commercial Lending Might Soon Become A lot More Complicated! Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Sep
5
2018
California Legislature Passes Amendments to Expansive Consumer Privacy Law Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
4
2018
A State of Defiance: California Senate Passes Country’s Toughest Net Neutrality Law After Obama-Era Net Neutrality Regulations Are Curtailed Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
4
2018
California Class Action Highlights How to Manage an Overtime Policy Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
4
2018
CA Prop 65 Coffee Issues Still Brewing Mintz
Sep
4
2018
Ninth Circuit Clarifies California Law Regarding “No Future Employment Provisions” in Settlement Agreements—But Also Leaves Several Open Issues Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
4
2018
Why California's Gender Quota Bill Is More Likely To Be Unconstitutional Than California's Pseudo-Foreign Corporation Statute Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug
31
2018
California Self-Generation Incentive Program on Verge of Five Year Extension Foley & Lardner LLP
 

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