A right to bear witness to Bigfoot
After her own personal encounter with the creature, a California woman sues the state and multiple state agencies, requesting the court order them to recognize Bigfoot as a mammal indigenous to the area.
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California Becomes Fifth State With Physician-Assisted Suicide Legislation
Should physician-assisted suicide in terminally ill patients be legalized? The California State Legislature has passed a bill saying that it can. What legal implications may arise?
Will California’s Fair Pay Act make equal pay for women a reality?
Citizens of California are waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown will sign Senate Bill 358, also known as the Fair Pay Act, into law to equalize pay between men and women.
California overhauls use of solitary confinement in response to class action suit
California recently reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by prisoners who had been indefinitely placed in solitary confinement that aims at returning thousands of isolated prisoners to general population.