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Apr. 14, 2016
Fresno suit challenges bill of attainder
In less than a month, a federal court in Fresno will hear arguments in Fowler v. Lanier, a challenge to a law that singles out two agricultural businesses for punishment at the bequest of a powerful union. By Wencong Fa
In less than a month, a federal court in Fresno will hear arguments in Fowler v. Lanier, a challenge to a law that singles out two agricultural businesses for punishment at the bequest of a powerful union. The lawsuit is based on the time-honored prohibition against bills of attainders or, as the Supreme Court called them, trials by Legislature.
Last October, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 1513 to pr...
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