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AB-2624

California Assembly Bill AB-2624 establishes an address confidentiality program and privacy protections for immigration support services providers, employees, and volunteers. The bill creates mechanis

Analyzed Apr 14, 2026

9 2025

Bill 9 (2025) is a Maui County ordinance that would phase out transient vacation rentals (TVRs) in apartment-zoned districts by 2028 or 2030. The bill is constitutionally permissible as a valid exerci

Analyzed Mar 22, 2026

Are taxes constitutional

Taxes are clearly constitutional under the U.S. Constitution. The federal government has explicit constitutional authority to levy various types of taxes through multiple provisions, including the pow

Analyzed Mar 20, 2026

are taxes constitutional

Taxes are generally constitutional under the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution explicitly grants Congress broad taxing powers in Article I, Section 8, and the Sixteenth Amendment specifically author

Analyzed Mar 20, 2026

AB-1827

This California Assembly Bill increases small claims court jurisdiction limits from $12,500 to $15,000 and reduces the maximum number of higher-value small claims actions a person can file annually fr

Analyzed Mar 20, 2026

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 18-12-116 as follows: 18-12-116. Enforcement of large-capacity magazine ban

This Colorado bill would ban the manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, or purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms beginning August 1, 2026, with various exemptions for law enforcement, militar

Analyzed Mar 19, 2026

rent control

Rent control laws present complex constitutional questions primarily involving the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment and substantive due process. While not per se unconstitutional, rent control or

Analyzed Mar 19, 2026

AB-1078

AB-1078 is a comprehensive California firearms regulation bill that modifies concealed carry licensing, expands prohibited locations for firearms, extends licensing to non-residents, increases the 30-

Analyzed Mar 19, 2026

Proposition 32

Proposition 32 is a California ballot initiative that would raise the minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, with a staggered implementation based on employer size. As a state-level minimum wage law, t

Analyzed Mar 19, 2026

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This California ballot proposition (Proposition 33) repeals the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and allows local governments to enact or expand rent control without state limitations. The measure is

Analyzed Mar 19, 2026

California AB 1263 seeks to criminalize aiding or facilitating 'unlawful' firearm manufacturing, expand civil liability for distributing digital manufacturing files, and impose additional regulations

Analyzed Mar 17, 2026

Assembly Bill No. 1263 CHAPTER 636 An act to amend Sections 3273.50, 3273.51, 3273.60, and 3273.61 of, and to add Secti

This California bill (AB 1263) expands restrictions on 'ghost gun' manufacturing, digital firearm codes distribution, and creates new criminal penalties. From an Originalist perspective, this law face

Analyzed Mar 17, 2026