Government
Apr. 3, 2013
Judge finds law allowing some environmental disputes to avoid superior courts unconstitutional
A 2011 law that lets litigants leapfrog state trial courts to take certain environmental disputes straight to appellate court is unconstitutional, an Oakland judge has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A 2011 law that lets litigants leapfrog state trial courts to take certain environmental disputes straight to appellate court is unconstitutional, an Oakland judge has ruled. The decision is a blow to business interests that that have been pushing to reform the state's landmark California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, complaining it causes long and expensive project delays. The law in question, AB 900,...
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