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9th Circuit Vacates Injunction in Key Endangered Species Act Case Involving Steelhead Trout

Court of Appeals Clarifies State Housing Element Requirements

California Appellate Court Once Again Upholds “Class-Based” Development Fees and Exactions Despite Reversal by United States Supreme Court

CEQA Reform: Governor Newsom Signs Pro-Housing CEQA Exemption Into Law

California Court of Appeal Rules that City Violated CEQA’s Tribal Consultation Requirement

Odd-Year 1st Quarter Major Donor Reports

Changes to the Levine Act

Extension of State and Local Ethics and Lobbying Filing Deadlines for Persons Affected by Los Angeles Wildfires

New Year Political Law Alert: New Gift and Contribution Limits Effective January 1, 2025

Does Your Firm Need to Re-register for the 2025-2026 California Legislative Cycle?

Challenging L.A.’s Eviction Moratorium: Property Owners Seek Supreme Court Review on Constitutional Grounds

Challenging L.A.’s Eviction Moratorium: Property Owners Seek Supreme Court Review on Constitutional Grounds

A New Ethics Commission in Los Angeles County? More Powerful Ethics Commissions in the City of Los Angeles and Oakland?

Summary of AB 98 – Proposed Significant Restrictions on New Logistics Uses

Changes to Administrative Law – U. S. Supreme Court curtails “Chevron deference” in cases involving judicial review of administrative actions.

Anti-Camping Laws: U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Enforcement of Anti-Camping Laws Does Not Violate the Eighth Amendment Regardless of an Individual’s Access to Alternative Shelter

Three Big Takeaways For California Employers From The PAGA Reform Bills Signed Today

Development Fees: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns California Courts and Holds That Development Fees – Even “Legislatively-Established” Fees – Must Be Shown to Be Reasonably Related to and Roughly Proportional with Development Impacts