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Judge puts off decision on whether receiver’s CalPERS benefits are unconstitional

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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February 20 2013

On January 23, 2008, the federal court appointed J. Clark Kelso as a receiver for California’s prison health care system. In 2011, a taxpayer filed a

Court orders disclosure of venture capital fund performance

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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February 8 2013

California's analog to the Freedom of Information Act is the Public Records Act, Government Code 6250 et seq. In enacting the the Public

Court of Appeal sends spot trailer bills to the dog house

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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January 24 2013

For some time, I've been critical of that bit of legislative legerdemain known as the "spot bill". See See Spot Run. A spot bill is a bill that is

Court holds that same attorney may advocate before the ALJ and agency head

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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December 3 2012

The Department of Corporations, like many state and federal agencies, does not observe a strict separation of powers

Did a state agency really decide that corporations have a right to assault weapons?

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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September 19 2012

The California Constitution does not explicitly grant anyone or anything the right to bear arms

Mongols Nation finds no Xanadu in Lancaster

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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August 6 2012

In July 2009, the Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club, Inc. planned to hold its annual convention in Lancaster, California

CalPERS suffers standing setback in spiking suit

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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July 23 2012

Last Friday, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny ruled on demurrers to a petition for a writ of mandamus filed against the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees Retirement System, California Prison Healthcare Receivership Corporation, Judicial Council of California-Administrative Ofice of the Courts, and J. Clark Kelso

California legislature calls Supreme Court decision “a serious and direct threat to our democracy”

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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July 17 2012

The California legislature recently passed a joint resolution, AJR 22 (Wieckowski & Allen), that is harshly critical of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 50 (2010

Ex parte communications and SEC rulemaking

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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June 19 2012

In this recent post, I discussed a petition submitted by Professor Lucian Bebchuk and nine other academics asking that the Securities and Exchange Commission adopt rules requiring public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities

Court to decide CalPERS’ demurrer today

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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USA
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August 12 2011

On April 19, 2011, this petition for a writ of mandamus was filed against the CalPERS Board of Administration, its President, and its Chief Executive Officer for allegedly laundering the salary of a receiver appointed by the U.S