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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Jan
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2024
USDA Awarding $19 Million in Grants to U.S. Business Owners to Increase Access to Clean, Affordable Domestic Biofuels Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jan
31
2024
California Supreme Court Concludes PAGA Actions Cannot be Dismissed as Unmanageable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2024
GREAT WIN!: Jornaya and DDR Media Obtain Dismissal of the Complaint! Troutman Amin, LLP
Jan
31
2024
California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation – 2023 in Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2024
CalRecycle Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on Single-Use Packaging EPR Program Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jan
30
2024
Proposition 65: 2023 in Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
30
2024
California Bill to Regulate Vehicle Speed and Reduce Road Fatalities Introduced in State Senate ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
30
2024
Author of Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act Notes Intent to Begin Compliance in 2025 Katten
Jan
30
2024
In California, You Can Stuff a Turkey but Not a Bill Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
29
2024
2023 Year-in-Review CEQA Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
29
2024
California Updates Pay Data Reporting Requirements for 2024 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
29
2024
Supreme Court of California Holds Trial Courts Lack Inherent Authority to Dismiss Unmanageable PAGA Claims Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
29
2024
CNN, BREAKING NEWS: CNN Targeted In Massive CIPA Case Involving A NEW Theory Under Section 638.51! Troutman Amin, LLP
Jan
29
2024
Legal Considerations for GCs and CFOs in the Fashion and Retail Industry in 2024 ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
26
2024
California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Law Takes Effect on July 1, 2024: 10 Answers to Employers’ Frequently Asked Questions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
26
2024
Court Finds Presentation to Regulators Was an Official Proceeding and Why That Is Important Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
25
2024
“Poison-Pill” Provision Voided Entire Arbitration Agreement Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
25
2024
Trial Court Gave Erroneous Jury Instructions In Whistleblower Case Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
25
2024
New Trial Of Sexual Harassment Claim Ordered Following Admission Of Evidence Of Other Employees’ Complaints Against Plaintiff Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
25
2024
A Single Incident Of Harassing Conduct May Create A Hostile Work Environment Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
25
2024
To Bin or Not to Bin: California Clears Up Questions About Which Products Can Display Recyclability Symbols ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
25
2024
California Privacy Protection Agency Launches New Website with Privacy Rights Resources Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
25
2024
California Employers Face Feb. 14 Deadline and Tighter Non-Compete Prohibitions ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
24
2024
Water Regulation in the Western States: California's 2023 Legislative Proposal Highlights K&L Gates
Jan
24
2024
New Jersey Passes Comprehensive Privacy Law to Lead the 2024 Wave of State Privacy Laws Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
24
2024
Is The General Counsel Ipso Facto a Corporate Officer? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
23
2024
2023 California Pay Data Portal to Open on February 1, 2024 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
23
2024
Reminder to Post 2023 Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illness in February Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
23
2024
Employers’ Use of TRAPs to Avoid Noncompete Scrutiny Prompts Regulatory and Legislative Action Katz Banks Kumin LLP
Jan
23
2024
California Supreme Court’s Estrada Decision Leaves Employers With A Wide Array Of Tools To Attack PAGA Actions – Including Seeking To Strike Claims “Without Prejudice” Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
23
2024
California Legislation Banning Warehouses Is Dead…for Now Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
23
2024
What Happens When An LLC Member Dies? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
23
2024
California Court of Appeal Rules Arbitration Agreement Is Unenforceable Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
22
2024
How California’s New Limitations on Restrictive Covenants Affect the Technology Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
22
2024
Trial Courts May Control, But They May Not Dismiss, PAGA Claims On “Manageability” Grounds Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
22
2024
California Supreme Court Rules Trial Courts Lack Authority to Strike PAGA Claims Based on Manageability Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
19
2024
GT’s The Performance Review Episode 23: 2023 Year in Review [PODCAST] Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
19
2024
Conditional Approval is Project Approval: Appellate Court Confirms CEQA Statute of Limitations Triggered by Tentative Map Approval Conditioned on Subsequent Rezoning Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2024
2023 Cybersecurity Year In Review Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
19
2024
California Supreme Court Allows Unmanageable PAGA Claims to Survive Challenge K&L Gates
Jan
19
2024
Why It Is Impossible To File Articles Of Incorporation And A Statement Of Information Simultaneously And A World Without Chevron Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
17
2024
California’s Amended Data Broker Registration Law Polsinelli PC
Jan
17
2024
California's Proposition 65: A Regulatory Conundrum Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
17
2024
December 2023 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
17
2024
GeTtin' SALTy Episode 20 | Welcome to 2024--We're Off to the SALT Races [PODCAST] Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
17
2024
California's Upcoming Cyber Audit and Automated Tech Rules [VIDEO, PODCAST] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
17
2024
Reminders About California’s Fair Chance Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
17
2024
The State Of California Is Too Broke To Implement Costly Climate Legislation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
16
2024
New Trial Threat To California Employers Has Arrived Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
16
2024
Potentially Good News For California Healthcare Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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