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Calif. California is telling skinny-dippers to put some clothes on, and the message is sending a chill through lovers of sunning-in-the-buff across the country. In what one national nudist organization calls "a tremendous setback" for its cause, California's...
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The California Supreme Court appeared to be searching for a middle ground Tuesday in a dispute over whether thousands of formerly imprisoned sex offenders must live at least 2,000 feet from parks and schools, a voter-approved restriction that would exclude...
Jerry Brown's spokesman resigned today after admitting he had secretly taped telephone conversations with reporters. In a letter delivered by hand to Brown's top deputy, Scott Gerber said he did not record conversations with reporters to "play gotcha"...
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A legal challenge that could've stalled construction of Atwater's planned multimillion-dollar wastewater treatment plant was struck down by the California Supreme Court in mid-October, according to court filings. The case, filed by Robert Friesen, a resident...
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The California Supreme Court poured cold water on skinny-dippers today, allowing state parks officers to enforce a ban on nudity at state beaches, including those that have been informally designated as "clothing-optional." Images More Bay Area News...
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George laments the ease with which a ballot initiative can be used to amend the California Constitution and says the system has created a "dysfunctional state government." George notes in prepared remarks to be delivered in Cambridge, Mass., that the...
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The court late Wednesday turned away an appeal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration, which was seeking the right to divert $3.4 billion in transit funds to the general fund to ease the state budget deficit...The lawsuit was filed two years ago...
For most of his eight years on the California Supreme Court, the low-key and affable Carlos R. Moreno largely blended in with the six other justices, building a reliably middle-of-the-road record. Then came Proposition 8, the initiative that reinstated...
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In his annual State of the Judiciary speech last weekend, George said a "very high percentage" of the judges have agreed either to waive one day's pay per month for the next 10 months or to donate the same amount to their court. He didn't specify the...
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The California Supreme Court will not review a appeals court ruling that wiped out an $86 million judgment against coffee giant Starbucks over tip sharing at its stores in the state. The court did not explain why it refused to take up the case at its...