Jessica Levinson
Jessica Levinson is an Associate Clinical Professor at Loyola Law School. She focuses on the intersection of law and government.
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Yet another tale of the legal challenges that frequently follow the passage of ballot initiatives in California.
The May election will not be the end of the story.
Many of us assume that legislators or their staffers perform this task.
Is candidate centered campaign fundraising a thing of the past?
Gov. Jerry Brown and 10 staffers recently returned from a trip to China, the purpose of which was to increase trade.
There is nothing inherently evil or surprising about lobbyists who try to do their job by influencing lawmakers.
Mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel are now in the final stretch of their campaign to become the next mayor of Los Angeles.
They live somewhere in between candidate campaigns and ballot measure campaigns.
Following State Senator Michael Rubio's surprise resignation a special election will be held to fill his seat. Many will be watching to see if this coveted seat changes party hands and Democrats lose their supermajority in the state senate.
I'm curious how voters will decide which candidates to send to the May election. After all, what do we really know about them?
Do you ever wonder why there are so many ballot initiatives designed to decrease the political clout of unions? Well, simply put, because they have a lot of it.
Our state's highest court is wading into a confused thicket of laws concerning marijuana, and more specifically medical marijuana. Here is a quick synopsis of the legal landscape.