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November 7, 2015 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Lessons from an 1870s Law Book

When the State of California was new, laws passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor were identified only by the order in which they had been chaptered. For example, the fifth law signed by the Governor in 1850 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 1850) created the office of State Treasurer. The principal reason for using this […]

Filed Under: California law, Current Research, Editorial, From the Archive, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

August 11, 2015 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

California Politicians on US Currency

Every dead US President will be honored with an appearance on US currency through the “Presidential Dollar Coin Program.” But when else have people who appeared on the ballot in California appeared on American money? For the purposes of this article, we’re counting folks who have served since California statehood (in 1850) and only looking […]

Filed Under: Congress, Constitutional Officers, Current Research, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, Top Stories

June 29, 2015 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

California’s Ratification of the 14th

With all the recent discussion of the role that the 14th Amendment played in the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, it might be worth a quick review of California’s history with the 14th. The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress on June 13, 1866. The issue was not taken up during the legislative […]

Filed Under: Current Research, Legislation, State Assembly, State Senate

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