Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 218: Listen and Learn -- Intent Under the Model Penal Code (Criminal Law)
City of Vallejo v. Superior Court (2025) 112 Cal.App.5th 565. A recent California appellate court decision has significant implications for the scope of SB 1421 (enacted in 2018), providing a broad reading to Penal Code §...more
In the Advanced Records Center (ARC) section of the New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation related to the California Public Records Act (PRA) includes takeaways and analyses of AB 134, AB 1147, AB...more
On January 7, 2025, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties due to the fire in the Pacific Palisades and windstorm. This proclamation triggered price the application of California...more
In our January 18, 2024 post, “The Next Chapter of CIPA Litigation: The Pen Register and Trap and Trace Device,” we discussed the new trend in California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) litigation, where it came from, and...more
In Part Four of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new legislation for 2024 related to election law, density bonus law, parking, labor law, microenterprises, cannabis and...more
Four months ago, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) (S.66A/A.648A), creating a one-year window, beginning November 24, 2022, for adult survivors of sexual assault to bring civil claims against...more