Vol. 29 No. 19 Ninth Circuit Rules L. A. Muni Code Which Prohibits Use of Vehicle as “Living Quarters,” Unconstitutional
NINTH CIRCUIT RULES L.A. MUNI CODE, WHICH PROHIBITS USE OF VEHICLE AS “LIVING QUARTERS,” UNCONSTITUTIONAL On June 19, 2014, a three judge panel held, in the case of Desertrain et. al. v. City of Los Angeles et. al., that L.A. Municipal Code Section 85.02, which prohibits the use of a vehicle as living quarters, “provides […]
Vol. 29 No. 18 Public Employees Subpoened Testimony Alleging Illegal Activity at His Agency is Protected Under 1st Amendment
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE’S SUBPOENED TESTIMONY, ALLEGING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AT HIS AGENCY, IS PROTECTED UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT On June 19, 2014, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled, inLane v. Franks, that a state employee’s sworn testimony concerning alleged illegal activity within the agency at which he worked, constituted First Amendment protected speech. Previous court rulings […]