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Jul
Peddle Pushing to Disaster
As part of the campaign to regulate the right to bear arms into near non-existence, California is now considering impeding you from buying any ammunition. In the never-ending tragi-comedy that is California gun control, state Senator Kevin De León has introduced SB 53, a bill to regulate all ammunition retailing. SB 53 requires every consumer to get permission...
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Jul
The Fires of Arizona
A reader says we need to consider the effect of our lifestyle on the planet. Visit link: The Fires of Arizona
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Jul
Homes Keep Rising in West Despite Growing Wildfire Threat
Just as many Easterners resist stepping back from their increasingly flooded coast, Westerners build where they want to build and balk at controls. Read the original: Homes Keep Rising in West Despite Growing Wildfire Threat
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Jul
Employer Mandate Under Health Care Reform Delayed
The White House announced yesterday that it was delaying implementation of the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act until 2015. The U.S. Treasury... Read the original here: Employer Mandate Under Health Care Reform Delayed
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Jul
Rules for Developing Land
A lawyer disagrees with an Op-Ed writer’s view of a Supreme Court decision. Read the original: Rules for Developing Land
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Jun
A Legal Blow to Sustainable Development
In a little-noticed ruling this week, the Supreme Court made it that much harder for America’s communities and developers to find common ground. Go here to read the rest: A Legal Blow to Sustainable Development
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Jun
Bill Would Allow the Sale of Air Rights to Raise Money for Pier 40 Repairs
A plan supported in Albany would open the door for expanding commercial uses at Hudson River Park. See more here: Bill Would Allow the Sale of Air Rights to Raise Money for Pier 40 Repairs
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Jun
Six MAPC Lawyers Are 2013 Rising Stars!
Six MAPC Lawyers have been named 2013 Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a Thomson-Reuters rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Selectees are considered to be...
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May
MAPC Wins Another “Anti-SLAPP” Motion
Michel & Associates, P.C. has won another Strategic Motion to Strike (“anti-SLAPP”) motion. As a result, the court ordered MAPC’s client to be reimbursed for its attorney’s fees and costs in defeating the opposing party’s anti-SLAPP motion. After being sued by the plaintiffs regarding a land boundary dispute, MAPC’s client filed a cross-complaint against the plaintiffs for trespassing...
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Apr
To Carry a Concealed Weapon as an “Honorably Retired Peace Officer” You Must Actually Retire from Active Duty as a Peace Officer, Not Quit or Leave Your Job Early
On February 28, 2013, the California Court of Appeal held that a person is not an "honorably retired peace officer" as defined by former Penal Code section 12027 - currently Penal Code section 16690 - unless that person has honorably retired from active duty as a peace officer. (Gore v. Yolo County District Attorney’s Office (2013) 213 Cal.App.4th...
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