SAN FRANCISCO — The state Department of Human Resources sent a directive to close all California state buildings “with offices in downtown city areas” Monday, a sweeping mandate that covers everything from Department of Motor Vehicles offices to offices that license workers and provide health care. “After consultation with the...
Lawsuit Aims to End California License Plate Language Limits
SACRAMENTO — California may have to end most restrictions on personalized license plate language that some might find offensive, if a lawsuit filed Tuesday prevails. The libertarian Pacific Legal Foundation lawsuit challenges the state Department of Motor Vehicles' current policy on free speech grounds. The department denied more than 30,000...
Suit Targets California’s Ban on ‘Come on You Whites’ Plate
LOS ANGELES — A soccer fan says in a lawsuit that the California Department of Motor Vehicles violated his First Amendment rights by rejecting a personalized license plate he said would celebrate his favorite team, but which the DMV determined might be deemed offensive. Jon Kotler applied for a plate...
Bill Limiting Felony Murder Passes Assembly. What Else Is in Pipeline?
SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly has advanced legislation limiting the state's felony murder rule that holds accomplices to the same standard as if they had personally killed someone. The bill passed the Assembly on Wednesday with no votes to spare. It now goes to the Senate. The bill would limit murder...