In the case American Academy of Pediatrics v. Lungren (1997), health care providers challenged a California statute requiring that unemancipated pregnant minors obtain either parental consent or judicial bypass prior to an abortion procedure, arguing the requirement violated California's constitutional right to privacy.
Fatmeh Badih, a recent immigrant from Sierra Leone, was hired in 1987 as a medical assistant by Dr. Leonard Myers. Nearly three years later, when Badih informed Myers that she was pregnant. Myers then fired her, stating: “If you told me you were going to get married and have babies, I wouldn’t have hired you.” Badih sued Myers for pregnancy discrimination and was awarded over $20,000 in damages plus attorney fees.
The California Domestic Violence Prevention Act (“DVPA”), codified at Family Code §§ 6200 et seq., establishes California's principal civil system for protecting victims of domestic violence. Providing a comprehensive collection of civil remedies that operate independently of, and in addition to, the criminal law protections afforded by the California Penal Code.
The Feather Alert System is a California program, operated by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), that notifies the public when an indigenous person is reported missing. Feather Alerts, similar to Amber Alerts, make information immediately available to the public to help efficiently locate missing indigenous persons.
An assistant controller employed by 3NET Systems alleged that her supervisor repeatedly subjected her to sexually harassing behavior; including verbal demands, exposure, physical contact, and threats extending to job sites and travel. When she objected and reported this behavior, her employer responded by firing her under false pretenses.
The defendant was convicted of multiple counts of rape and oral copulation by intoxication.
In this case, the defendant, H., shot and killed her long-time abusive partner after a sustained period of domestic violence. At trial, she claimed self-defense and introduced expert testimony on battered woman syndrome (BWS).
A group of on-sale liquor license holders sought a writ of mandate to prevent the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from revoking their licenses because they hired women as bartenders, contrary to the prohibition contained in § 25656 of the Business and Professions Code (1971).
