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California Supreme Court

Feb. 17, 2016

A stunning about-face from the state Supreme Court

On Jan. 4, the California Supreme Court decided its most significant separation of power case in decades. By Michael B. Salerno

Michael B. Salerno

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By Michael B. Salerno

On Jan. 4, the California Supreme Court stunningly executed an about-face in the court's most significant separation of power case in decades. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Padilla, No. S220289. By a pre-election court order and a vote of 6-1, the court had removed the Citizens United advisory measure, becoming the first court in California history to remove a measure proposed by the state Legislat...

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