This is a case about how California law applies to the
delicate juncture of executive power, federalism, and tribal
sovereignty. Under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(IGRA; 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), the United States Secretary
of the Interior (Interior Secretary) may permit casino-style
gaming on certain land taken into federal trust for an Indian
tribe, so long

San Marcos, TX - The complainant testified that in November 2015, she was a senior at Texas
State University. She lived in Hays County, Texas at the Aspen Heights apartment
complex in a four-bedroom unit with two roommates, Christina Burrow and
Veronica Mueller. The complainant and Burrow were close friends.
About 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2015, the complainant, Burrow,

New York, NY - Grand Theft, Fraud

Over the course of approximately 16 years, respondents
Neal Moritz and Neal H. Moritz, Inc. (collectively, Moritz) worked
for appellants, Universal City Studios LLC and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, FFSO Productions LLC (collectively, Universal),
rendering services as a producer for the film The Fast and the
Furious (Universal Pictures 2001) and several sequels thereto
(coll

We entrust to police officers the enormous responsibility
of ensuring public safety with integrity and appropriate
restraint, a mission they sometimes pursue by requesting help
from the very public they’re sworn to protect. When members
of the public engage in “active law enforcement service” at a
peace officer’s request, California law treats those members of
the public as

Section 7031 of the Business and Professions Code1 was enacted to
deter unlicensed building contractors by (1) preventing them from
bringing or maintaining an action to collect compensation for
performance of any work for which a license is required (§ 7031, subd.
(a)), and (2) allowing any person who utilizes the services of an
unlicensed contractor to bring an action for disg

Detroit, MI - The United States of America charged Jermaine Rose, age 41, and Serenity Poynter, age 36, with unemployment insurance fraud.

An employee of the State of Michigan�s Unemployment Insurance Agency and a Detroit Woman were charged in a criminal complaint for their alleged role in a $1.8 million unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and t

Health and Safety Code1 section 1430, subdivision (b)
gives a current or former nursing care patient or resident the
right to bring a private cause of action against a skilled nursing
facility for violating certain regulations. The available remedies
include injunctive relief, costs and attorney fees, and “up to five
hundred dollars ($500)” in statutory damages. The question we