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§ 9:4. Religion |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 9:4 (2025) |
Religion-based discrimination is rarely challenged under the equal protection clause. Typically, government action interfering with religious practices had been reviewed under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment and historically accorded strict scrutiny requiring a compelling state interest for any coercion as to or interference with... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Troy K. Stabenow |
§ 95:51. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)-Motion for compassionate release citing COVID risks-Fully contested-Citing BMI and hypertension |
5C West's Federal Forms 95:51 (2025) |
stress experienced by new inmates trying to survive the prison experience unharmed; efforts to avoid confrontations with correctional staff and fellow inmates; financial stress related to inmates' legal, family, and personal circumstances; withdrawal from chronic substance abuse; and lack of access to adequate medical care. belief that those... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Troy K. Stabenow |
§ 95:51. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)-Motion for compassionate release citing COVID risks-Fully contested-Citing BMI and hypertension |
5C West's Federal Forms 95:51 (2025) |
stress experienced by new inmates trying to survive the prison experience unharmed; efforts to avoid confrontations with correctional staff and fellow inmates; financial stress related to inmates' legal, family, and personal circumstances; withdrawal from chronic substance abuse; and lack of access to adequate medical care. belief that those... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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¶ 308,800 OAKES FARMS FOOD & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC V. ADKINS, 23-13847, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025-SCHOOL SYSTEM'S INTERESTS IN FOOD SAFETY WERE THE REASONS FOR ITS DECISION TO BREAK TIES WITH FOOD PRODUCER, NOT PRODUCER'S VIEWS ABOUT COVID-19 |
Medicare and Medicaid Guide 308800 (2025) |
FOR PUBLICATION No. 23-13847 OAKES FARMS FOOD & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC, FRANCIS A. OAKES, III, a.k.a. Alfie Oakes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, versus GREGORY ADKINS, FREDRICK B. ROSS, MARY FISCHER, DEBBIE JORDAN, MELISSA W. GIOVANELLI, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C.... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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¶ 47,688 SAMUEL SHANKS, APPELLANT V INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS, APPELLEE. |
Empl. Employment Practices Guide 47688 (2025) |
Race discrimination Disparate impact Race was a factor in termination The D.C. Circuit reversed a lower court's dismissal of claims of racial disparate impact and discriminatory treatment in a suit brought by two African-American employees of a union who alleged that the union's COVID-19 vaccination policy overly impacted African-Americans... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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¶ 701,961 OAKES FARMS FOOD DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC V. ADKINS, 23-13847, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 - SCHOOL SYSTEM'S INTERESTS IN FOOD SAFETY WERE THE REASONS FOR ITS DECISION TO BREAK TIES WITH FOOD PRODUCER, NOT PRODUCER'S VIEWS ABOUT COVID-19 |
Food Drug Cosmetic Law Reporter 701961 (2025) |
Oakes Farms Food Distribution Services LLC v. Adkins, 23-13847, September 17, 2025 School system's interests in food safety were the reasons for its decision to break ties with food producer, not producer's views about COVID-19 FOR PUBLICATION No. 23-13847 OAKES FARMS FOOD & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC, FRANCIS A. OAKES, III, a.k.a. Alfie Oakes,... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Chairman Mendelson |
2025 DC L.R. 402 (NS) |
2025 Washington DC Legislative Resolution No. 402, Washington DC Council Period Twenty-Six (11/13/2025) |
SUMMARY: To confirm the appointment of Dr. Roger Mitchell to the Science Advisory Board. MURIEL BOWSER MAYOR November 13, 2025 The Honorable Phil Mendelson Chairman Council of the District of Columbia John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504 Washington, DC 20004 Dear Chairman Mendelson: In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 12 of the Department of Forensic Sciences Establishment Act of 2011, effective August 17, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-18; D.C. Official Code... |
2025 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
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2025 RI H.B. 5465 (NS) |
2025 Rhode Island House Bill No. 5465, Rhode Island 2025 Legislative Session (2/12/2025) |
SUMMARY: This act would establish a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP). The program would be paid for by consolidating government and private payments to multiple insurance carriers into a more economical and efficient improved Medicare-for-all style single-payer program and substituting lower progressive taxes for higher health insurance premiums |
2025 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
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2025 RI S.B. 346 (NS) |
2025 Rhode Island Senate Bill No. 346, Rhode Island 2025 Legislative Session (2/21/2025) |
SUMMARY: This act would establish a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP). The program would be paid for by consolidating government and private payments to multiple insurance carriers into a more economical and efficient improved Medicare-for-all style single-payer program and substituting lower progressive taxes for higher health insurance premiums |
2025 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Jimmie E. Tinsley, J.D. |
Discrimination in Jury Selection-Systematic Exclusion or Underrepresentation of Identifiable Group |
9 American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts 2d 407 (2025) |
The right to a trial by jury is fundamental in nature, and is guaranteed by federal and state constitutions, statutes, and court rules. With respect to criminal defendants, the right to a jury trial is guaranteed in both federal and state prosecutions by virtue of Article 3, Section 2, and the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| By Ronald Miller, J.D. |
DISCRIMINATION-RACE-D.C. CIR.: BLACK EMPLOYEES GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO SHOW THAT UNION'S VACCINE POLICY DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED THEM |
2025 Wolters Kluwer Employment Law Daily 1153852 (21-Apr-25) |
Tight deadlines to receive a vaccine or speak with a doctor or religious leader about an accommodation had a greater impact on Black employees who are the most vaccine hesitant group due to documented medical experimentation on them. The D.C. Circuit reversed a lower court's dismissal of claims of racial disparate impact and discriminatory... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| E. H. Morreim, JD, PhD |
ERRORS IN THE EMR: UNDER-RECOGNIZED HAZARD FOR AI IN HEALTHCARE |
24 Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy 127 (2025) |
I. Overview. 128 II. AI: Basics and Known Drawbacks. 130 A. Basics. 130 B. Known drawbacks. 132 III. Documentation Errors in the Medical Record: Unintentional. 137 IV. Documentation Errors in the Medical Record: Intentional. 142 A. Fee-for-service. 143 B. Capitation. 148 United States ex rel. Ormsby v Sutter Health. 151 United States ex rel. Osinek... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Anne M. Payne, J.D., Christine Cohoe, J.D. |
Jury Selection and Voir Dire in Criminal Cases |
76 American Jurisprudence Trials 127 (2025) |
Voir dire plays a critical function in assuring the criminal defendant that his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury will be honored, as without adequate voir dire the trial judge's responsibility to remove prospective jurors who will not be able impartially to follow the court's instructions and evaluate the evidence cannot be fulfilled.... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Kimberly J. Winbush, J.D. |
Litigation of Compassionate Release Law |
173 American Jurisprudence Trials 1 (2025) |
This article addresses the procedures and relevant considerations in assessing an inmate's request for compassionate release. Most published case law addresses the federal statutory framework but included are a smattering of cases addressing state laws governing medical parole. Most requests for release stem from an inmate's serious medical... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Lauren van Schilfgaarde |
NATIVE REPRODUCTIVE SELF-DETERMINATION |
71 UCLA Law Review 1844 (July, 2025) |
Like the overall well-being of Indigenous peoples, Native reproductive health has been deeply impacted by the direct and collateral consequences of settler colonialism. Today, Natives experience some of the most dire reproductive health disparities. Unlike other health care systems, however, Native health care is sui generis. The federal government... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Ann Fagan Ginger, Louis H. Bell |
Police Misconduct Litigation-Plaintiff's Remedies |
15 American Jurisprudence Trials 555 (2025) |
This article takes up the remedies that are available to recover damages or obtain other relief on behalf of a person who has been subjected to mistreatment or deprived of his civil rights by a policeman, sheriff, or other peace officer. Emphasis is given to the relief that can be obtained under the Civil Rights Act (42 USC § 1983 and related... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Quinn Curtis , Leo E. Strine, Jr. , David H. Webber |
REBALANCING RETIREMENT: HOW 401(K) PLANS EXACERBATE INEQUALITY AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT |
30 Stanford Journal of Law, Economics & Business 401 (Summer, 2025) |
Incentives for individuals to save for retirement currently total 1.5% of U.S. GDP. For that substantial investment, we get a system that actually deepens wealth inequality. The top 10% of earners capture 60% of the associated tax benefits, and employer matching contributions disproportionately favor the highest earners. Although defined... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Nia Johnson |
REFORMED BUT NOT REPAIRED |
29 Michigan Journal of Race and Law 293 (Winter, 2025) |
Traditionally, scholars and policymakers concerned with making improvements to health care systems and structures have focused on insurance reform. The ACA-- the United States' most recent and substantial healthcare reform--was hoped to be an intervention that would help provide equity to all Americans. Indeed, scholars and policymakers viewed... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Carmen Gosey |
THE DISPARATE IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THE EFFICACY OF RACE-BASED HEALTH POLICIES |
15 UC Irvine Law Review 637 (August, 2025) |
The coronavirus pandemic was, for all intents and purposes, a national emergency that highlighted the lack of quality healthcare for people of color and the overall lack of trust that communities of color, in general, have for medical professionals. In particular, Blacks, Latino/x, and Native Americans experienced higher hospitalization and death... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Evelyn Marcelina Rangel-Medina |
THE DISPOSABLE "ESSENTIAL" WORKERS OF COVID-19 |
66 Boston College Law Review 69 (January, 2025) |
Introduction. 71 I. Structural Inequalities in Low-Wage Essential Employment. 76 A. Six Structural Factors Underlying Inequality in Employment. 76 B. COVID-19 Exacerbated Structural Inequity for Low-Wage Workers of Color. 82 C. Essential Workers in the Food Chain System During COVID-19. 88 1. Agricultural Essential Workers. 89 2. Meatpacking... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Elaine M. Chiu |
THE MODEL MINORITY VICTIM |
65 Santa Clara Law Review 451 (2024-2025) |
The rise in xenophobia, hate and violence against AAPI Americans inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic was an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the criminal legal system as a tool of anti-racism. This Article traces the legal aftermath when Asian New Yorkers reported 276 possible hate crimes to the police in 2021. The analysis takes an... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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WALT DISNEY CO. (PAUL) |
SEC No Action Letters 1229202515 (2025) |
WSB File No. 1229202515 WSB Subject Category: 74 Public Availability Date: November 4, 2025 References: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 14(a); Rule 14a-8 November 4, 2025 Via Online Shareholder Proposal Form U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Chief Counsel 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549... |
2025 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 11:8. Freedom of expression-Speech |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 11:8 (2024) |
Freedom of speech has long been considered fundamental, enjoying explicit First Amendment protection, and the Constitution prohibits discrimination based on what one says, the identity of the speaker, what organization one belongs to, or one's political activities. Discrimination based on the message one sends violates the First Amendment and the... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Walter T. Champion, Jr. |
§ 12:9. Title VII |
Fundamentals of Sports Law 12:9 (2024) |
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a comprehensive federal law prohibiting discrimination in many settings, including elections, housing, federally funded programs, education, employment, and public facilities and accommodations. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act addressed employment discrimination. An employer may not distinguish between applicants... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 23:69. Protecting vulnerable employees of COVID-19 pandemic through reasonable accommodation |
Employment Discrimination Law and Litigation 23:69 (2024) |
The EEOC issued a revised Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act guidance on March 21, 2020 updating its October 9, 2009 guidance in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The EEOC noted that the guidance does not have the force and effect of law. Nevertheless, its views are influential. The EEOC continues to... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 3:15. Discretionary administrative system |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 3:15 (2024) |
A scheme to select candidates based on subjective personal interviews and feelings rather than objective criteria would satisfy the requirement of a device with a potential for abuse that when accompanying disproportionate impact will permit an inference of purposefulness. The focus, typically in criminal prosecution challenges, is on the... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 4:16. Government classification |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 4:16 (2024) |
Legislatures make a myriad of distinctions based upon narrowly distinguishable similarly situated entities. Age classifications are a typical example, where a line is simply drawn at an arbitrary dividing point, such as first-grade school attendance at age six, court admissibility of statements by children under age 12, the placement of... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 4:18. Health legislation |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 4:18 (2024) |
Government classifications established in setting health standards or seeking to protect the public health, as in the case of vaccination, quarantine or inspection laws, anti-smoking rules, COVID-19 pandemic emergency orders, and rules designed to reduce health costs or extend health care benefits, are accorded maximum deference under the rational... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 5:4. Race-Discriminatory application of law |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 5:4 (2024) |
The most celebrated equal protection violation cases in recent years have been those challenging the discriminatory impact of facially neutral laws. The problems of proof of such discrimination are discussed in § 3:4, supra. Although laws with such disparate impact are often invalidated under statutory standards, most constitutional challenges are... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 8:4. Disabled persons |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 8:4 (2024) |
Although the disabled have received extensive, albeit belated, attention by legislatures in the areas of employment, education, housing, physical access, and other forms of bias, the Court has failed to provide heightened scrutiny for discrimination suffered. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employees are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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§ 9:4. Religion |
Government Discrimination: Equal Protection Law and Litigation 9:4 (2024) |
Religion-based discrimination is rarely challenged under the equal protection clause. Typically, government action interfering with religious practices had been reviewed under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment and historically accorded strict scrutiny requiring a compelling state interest for any coercion as to or interference with... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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¶ 65,796 ASPE REPORTS, AUGUST 30, 2024-RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES IN COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS AND MORTALITY AMONG NURSING HOME RESIDENTS |
Medicare and Medicaid Guide 65796 (2024) |
July 25, 2024 Our study found evidence for differences by race and ethnicity in the rate of COVID-19 diagnosis and mortality within 14 days of COVID-19 diagnosis among nursing home residents. Residents identifying as Black, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American had higher rates of COVID-19 diagnosis and mortality than White residents even after... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Ta (A), Bonta (A) , Quirk-Silva (A) , Umberg (S), Addis (A) , Alanis (A) , Alvarado-Gil (S) , Alvarez (A) , Ashby (S) , Wendy Carrillo (A) , Chen (A) , Dodd (S) , Essayli (A) , Flora (A) , Vince Fong (A) , Garcia (A) , Lackey (A) , Low (A) , Min (S) , Mur |
2023 CA A.B. 1805 (NS) |
2023 California Assembly Bill No. 1805, California 2023-2024 Regular Session (8/6/2024) |
SUMMARY: An act to amend Section 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 6, 2024 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 5, 2024 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 1, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE--2023-24 REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1805 Introduced by Assembly Member Ta (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta and Quirk-Silva) (Principal coauthor: Senator Umberg) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Alanis, Alvarez, Wendy Carrillo, Chen, Essayli, Flora, Vince Fong, Garcia, Lackey, Low, Muratsuchi, Pacheco, Jim Patterson, Reyes, Sanchez, and Villapudua) (Coauthors:... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Ta (A), Bonta (A) , Quirk-Silva (A) , Umberg (S), Addis (A) , Alanis (A) , Alvarado-Gil (S) , Alvarez (A) , Ashby (S) , Wendy Carrillo (A) , Chen (A) , Dodd (S) , Essayli (A) , Flora (A) , Vince Fong (A) , Garcia (A) , Lackey (A) , Low (A) , Min (S) , Mur |
2023 CA A.B. 1805 (NS) |
2023 California Assembly Bill No. 1805, California 2023-2024 Regular Session (8/28/2024) |
SUMMARY: An act to amend Section 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. Assembly Bill No. 1805 Passed the Assembly August 26, 2024 __________________________________ Chief Clerk of the Assembly Passed the Senate August 19, 2024 __________________________________ Secretary of the Senate This bill was received by the Governor this _____ day of ______________, 2024, at _____ o'clock ___M. __________________________________ Private Secretary of the Governor CHAPTER ________ An act to amend Section 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Ta (A), Bonta (A) , Quirk-Silva (A) , Umberg (S), Addis (A) , Alanis (A) , Alvarado-Gil (S) , Alvarez (A) , Ashby (S) , Wendy Carrillo (A) , Chen (A) , Dodd (S) , Essayli (A) , Flora (A) , Vince Fong (A) , Garcia (A) , Lackey (A) , Low (A) , Min (S) , Mur |
2023 CA A.B. 1805 (NS) |
2023 California Assembly Bill No. 1805, California 2023-2024 Regular Session (9/20/2024) |
SUMMARY: An act to amend Section 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. Assembly Bill No. 1805 CHAPTER 302 An act to amend Section 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. [Approved by Governor September 20, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State September 20, 2024.] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1805, Ta. Instructional materials: history-social science: Mendez v. Westminster School District of Orange County. Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least 5 basic instructional materials in specified subject areas, including,... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Ramos (A) , Garcia (A) , Mathis (A), Addis (A) , Arambula (A) , Archuleta (S) , Bonta (A) , Holden (A) , Muratsuchi (A) , Reyes (A) , Luz Rivas (A) |
2023 CA A.B. 1821 (NS) |
2023 California Assembly Bill No. 1821, California 2023-2024 Regular Session (8/23/2024) |
SUMMARY: An act to amend Sections 51210, 51220, and 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 23, 2024 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 1, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE--2023-24 REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1821 Introduced by Assembly Members Ramos, Garcia, and Mathis (Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Arambula, Bonta, Holden, Muratsuchi, Reyes, and Luz Rivas) (Coauthor: Senator Archuleta) January 11, 2024 An act to amend Sections 51210, 51220, and 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1821, as... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Ramos (A) , Garcia (A) , Mathis (A), Addis (A) , Arambula (A) , Archuleta (S) , Bonta (A) , Holden (A) , Muratsuchi (A) , Reyes (A) , Luz Rivas (A) |
2023 CA A.B. 1821 (NS) |
2023 California Assembly Bill No. 1821, California 2023-2024 Regular Session (9/5/2024) |
SUMMARY: An act to amend Sections 51210, 51220, and 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. Assembly Bill No. 1821 Passed the Assembly August 31, 2024 __________________________________ Chief Clerk of the Assembly Passed the Senate August 30, 2024 __________________________________ Secretary of the Senate This bill was received by the Governor this _____ day of ______________, 2024, at _____ o'clock ___M. __________________________________ Private Secretary of the Governor CHAPTER ________ An act to amend Sections 51210, 51220, and 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Ramos (A) , Garcia (A) , Mathis (A), Addis (A) , Arambula (A) , Archuleta (S) , Bonta (A) , Holden (A) , Muratsuchi (A) , Reyes (A) , Luz Rivas (A) |
2023 CA A.B. 1821 (NS) |
2023 California Assembly Bill No. 1821, California 2023-2024 Regular Session (9/27/2024) |
SUMMARY: An act to amend Sections 51210, 51220, and 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. Assembly Bill No. 1821 CHAPTER 658 An act to amend Sections 51210, 51220, and 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. [Approved by Governor September 27, 2024. Filed with Secretary of State September 27, 2024.] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1821, Ramos. Pupil instruction: course of study: social sciences: treatment of Native Americans. Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and the adopted course of study for grades 7... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Potter |
2023 RI H.B. 8242 (NS) |
2023 Rhode Island House Bill No. 8242, Rhode Island 2024 Legislative Session (5/3/2024) |
SUMMARY: This act would establish a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP). The program would be paid for by consolidating government and private payments to multiple insurance carriers into a more economical and efficient improved Medicare-for-all style single-payer program and substituting lower progressive taxes for higher health insurance premiums |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Ujifusa |
2023 RI S.B. 2628 (NS) |
Rhode Island Senate Bill No. 2628, Rhode Island 2024 Legislative Session (3/1/2024) |
SUMMARY: This act would establish a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP). The program would be paid for by consolidating government and private payments to multiple insurance carriers into a more economical and efficient improved Medicare-for-all style single-payer program and substituting lower progressive taxes for higher health insurance premiums |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Alexa A. Panganiban |
ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSE OF COVID-19 HATE CRIMES AGAINST THE AAPI COMMUNITY: SHIFTING FROM REACTIVE POLICIES TO PREVENTATIVE SOLUTIONS |
32 Journal of Law & Policy 160 (2024) |
While the COVID-19 Pandemic affected health, social interaction, and politics on a global scale, Asian Americans in the United States faced the added hardship of racism and xenophobia. Unfortunately, anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S. is not unprecedented and has historical roots dating back to at least the nineteenth century. However, with... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Robert Sellers Smith and Adele Turgeon Smith |
Appendix B-2. Numerical List of Federal Tax Return Forms and Related Forms |
West's Tax Law Dictionary B-2 (2024) |
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2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Abhery Das , Michael Esposito , Hedwig Lee |
BODILY HARM: THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF POLICING IN THE UNITED STATES |
112 California Law Review 1043 (June, 2024) |
In the United States, more than fifty million people have direct contact with police every year. Types of direct contact include pedestrian or traffic stops, traffic accidents, arrests, or resident-initiated events. During these police encounters, approximately one million individuals experience use of force. Annually, an estimated 250,000... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
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CA LEGIS 302 (2024) |
A.B. No. 1805 2024 Cal. Legis. Serv. Ch. 302 (A.B. 1805) (WEST) (2024) |
AN ACT to amend Section 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1805, Ta. Instructional materials: history-social science: Mendez v. Westminster School District of Orange County.Existing law requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least 5 basic instructional materials in specified subject areas, including, among others, social science, for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, as specified. Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission, as specified, and requires the commission to, among other things,... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
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CA LEGIS 658 (2024) |
A.B. No. 1821 2024 Cal. Legis. Serv. Ch. 658 (A.B. 1821) (WEST) (2024) |
AN ACT to amend Sections 51210, 51220, and 51226.3 of the Education Code, relating to pupil instruction. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1821, Ramos. Pupil instruction: course of study: social sciences: treatment of Native Americans.Existing law requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and the adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, to include certain areas of study, including, among others, English, mathematics, social sciences, science, and visual and performing arts, as specified.Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission, when the... |
2024 |
Legislation (Proposed & Enacted) |
| Anne M. Payne, J.D., Christine Cohoe, J.D. |
Jury Selection and Voir Dire in Criminal Cases |
76 American Jurisprudence Trials 127 (2024) |
Voir dire plays a critical function in assuring the criminal defendant that his Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury will be honored, as without adequate voir dire the trial judge's responsibility to remove prospective jurors who will not be able impartially to follow the court's instructions and evaluate the evidence cannot be fulfilled.... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Kimberly J. Winbush, J.D. |
Litigation of Compassionate Release Law |
173 American Jurisprudence Trials 1 (2024) |
This article addresses the procedures and relevant considerations in assessing an inmate's request for compassionate release. Most published case law addresses the federal statutory framework but included are a smattering of cases addressing state laws governing medical parole. Most requests for release stem from an inmate's serious medical... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Neil Steinkamp |
MAXIMIZING HOUSING STABILITY AND MINIMIZING EVICTIONS: EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS THAT KEEP TENANTS IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF THE COURTS |
51 Fordham Urban Law Journal 1385 (September, 2024) |
Introduction. 1387 I. Primer on the Landlord Business Model. 1392 II. Range of Circumstances. 1394 A. The Costs of Eviction. 1397 1. Costs of Eviction for RPOs. 1397 2. Costs of Evictions for Tenants. 1398 3. Cost of Evictions to the Courts. 1400 4. Costs of Evictions to Municipalities. 1401 B. Rental Housing Instability--Data That Can Inform... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Christine Billy |
PREPARING FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS: OSHA, DEADLY HEAT, AND EMERGENCY POWERS |
51 Ecology Law Quarterly 57 (2024) |
In April of 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reviewed a petition brought by seven State Attorneys General urging the agency to issue an emergency rule addressing deadly workplace heat exposure. The agency acknowledged the acute hazards that heat poses to workers but decided against emergency intervention. A few months later,... |
2024 |
Law Review Articles and Other Secondary Sources |
| Nakita Q. Cuttino |
PRIVATE DEBT FOR PUBLIC GOOD |
76 Florida Law Review 637 (May, 2024) |
If he who controls the purse makes the rules, then should corporate lenders be able to nudge borrowers to improve their societal impact? There is growing consensus that firms should mitigate environmental and social harms arising from their private business activities, yet there is little agreement on how best to ensure this end. A host of ad hoc... |
2024 |
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