Today, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that SB 254, The Overturn Citizens United Act, will become law without his signature. Voters will decide on SB 254 in November.
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Today in Sacramento, the California Senate passed SB 254 The Overturn Citizens United Act in a 26 to 11 vote.
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The California Assembly voted today to pass SB 254, The Overturn Citizens United Act in a 48 to 26 vote.
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In a major win for the movement against corporate personhood, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a constitutional challenge by franchise owners in Seattle.
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On January 19, 2016 , the California Legislature petitioned the California Supreme Court, asking that they modify their January 4 ruling in the case of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Padilla, by restoring Proposition 49, The Overturn Citizens United Act, back to the ballot.
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Last week, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling to restore Prop 49 as The Overturn Citizens United Act, to the ballot.
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Click to watch the oral arguments in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association et al. v. Alex Padilla (Legislature of the State of CA).
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San Francisco —Today, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether Californians have the right to vote on Proposition 49, a voter instruction measure calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
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Free Speech For People, Courage Campaign, Equal Justice Society and Western Center on Law and Poverty, filed an amicus brief supporting the City of Los Angeles and its new hotel worker “living wage” ordinance against an Equal Protection Clause challenge from the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
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