Oct 31, 2024
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Judge Can Deny Name-Change Petition for Applicant with Warrant

A man with an outstanding warrant(s) for his arrest was properly denied his request for a name change, and the appellate court ruled that the trial judge who refused to allow it did not abuse her discretion. The petitioner’s birth certificate said his name was Andre Pierre Harris. In March... Read More »

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Actress and Activist Leah Remini Files Blistering Lawsuit Charging Church of Scientology and Leader David Miscavige of Harassment, Defamation, Stalking and Psychological Torture

Celebrity Leah Remini, who joined the Church of Scientology in 1979 when she was a child due to her mother bringing her in, filed a bombshell lawsuit against the church, its leader David Miscavige, and Religious Technology Center. Ms. Remini is suing for defamation, harassment, stalking, and numerous other unlawful... Read More »

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Family Can Sue California for Prison Guard’s Death from COVID

After a prison guard at San Quentin died from COVID-19, his wife and children sued the State of California, its Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and others for transferring inmates with the disease to the prison where their husband and father worked. They argued that the transfer “ultimately killed”... Read More »

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Noncitizens Can Vote in School Board Elections

A controversial San Francisco ordinance that allows non-citizens over the age of 18 to vote in local school board elections if they have children in school has survived a challenge to its constitutionality. In their ruling approving the law, the judges said that home rule is not prohibited by the... Read More »

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Drivers Sue Tesla Owners Over Exaggerated Driving Ranges

Several California Tesla owners have filed a lawsuit against the electric car company accusing them of inflating the driving ranges of some of its models and establishing a system that ignored customer complaints. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and is... Read More »