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June 30, 2016 By Alex Vassar

Behold! The 2016 California’s Legislature has Arrived!

There is exciting news this week in the world of California legislative publications that you can get for free (admittedly, as a resident, this world isn’t that large)… the arrival of the 2016 edition of California’s Legislature from the Assembly Chief Clerk’s office. The core of the book is the hundreds of pages of in-depth information […]

Filed Under: California law, Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Editorial, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

November 22, 2015 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Dueling in California (A Legal History)

The delegates who met in Monterey in 1849 to draft California’s first constitution debated the need to limit dueling during the convention. Noting that the formality associated with dueling primarily made it a practice of political elites, delegate William Gwin began to push for the penalty to be (rather than a prison term), a permanent […]

Filed Under: California law, Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Editorial, JoinCalifornia, Legislation, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

October 24, 2015 By Alex Vassar Leave a Comment

Capitol Ghost Stories

Standing in the well-lit hallway outside the Governor’s office, you wouldn’t necessarily think that the State Capitol has a scary past. The friendly Highway Patrol officers pose for photos with visitors and the county displays offer cheerful reminders of the diversity of California’s people and places. There is also a less known history of murders […]

Filed Under: Constitutional Officers, Current Research, Deaths, From the Archive, JoinCalifornia, State Assembly, State Senate, Top Stories

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