Year: 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a Redondo Beach ban on business solicitations of occupants of motor vehicles did not violate the U.S. Constitution. The case, Comite De Jornaleros v. Redondo Beach,[1] has an important impact on city leaders who wish to.

Earlier this week, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion in Greene v. Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District allowing local districts in property owner fee elections to require voters to provide identifying information on their ballots.[1] This ruling will have important implications.

Today, in a 5-4 decision written by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Berghuis v. Thompkins that suspects being interrogated must explicitly tell law enforcement they wish to remain silent in order to invoke their right to remain silent.[1] This case.

Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin is proud to announce that an article written by AGC Associate Richard H. Lam has been published by Western City Magazine. The article, titled “Reading Employees’ Text Messages: A Heads Up for Public Agencies” appears in the June 2010 Edition of Western.

The California Court of Appeal recently decided a case, Barnes v. Morales[1], which has important consequences to anyone involved in buying or selling rental property in the City of Los Angeles. In this case the Seller of rental property overstated the amount of rent the.