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Putting Regulations to the Test: California Taxpayers Cleared to Challenge Regulations in OTA Appeals

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The California Attorney General has confirmed the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) may decline to apply a tax regulation in a taxpayer appeal if it conflicts with the relevant statute. OTA must afford appropriate deference to the...more

Snell & Wilmer

California Office of Tax Appeals Cleared To Consider Whether Tax Regulations Conflict With Statutes

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The California Attorney General (AG) recently issued Legal Opinion No. 23-701 stating that the California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) has the authority to determine whether tax regulations issued by the Franchise Tax Board...more

Stoel Rives LLP

California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review for CPUC Decisions

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On August 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission (Cal., Aug. 7, 2025, No. S283614), 2025 WL 2253765 (Center for Biological Diversity)....more

Miller Starr Regalia

Third District Holds County Could Require Supplemental Environmental Information From Grading Permit Applicant As Condition of...

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Like a gift to land use lawyers that never stops giving, the strange and wondrous interrelationship between CEQA and the Permit Streamlining Act (“PSA”; Gov. Code, § 65920 et seq) continues to inspire litigation and require...more

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What The Demise Of The Chevron Doctrine Means For California

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Both the legal and popular presses have been abuzz about the Supreme Court's overruling of the Chevron Doctrine.  Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless Inc. v. Department of Commerce, 2024 WL 3208360 (June 28,...more

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