Category: Volume 68, Issue 4
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California Constitutional Law: Popular Sovereignty
[et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] David A. Carrillo Volume 68, Issue 4, 731-776 In 1911, the California Constitution was amended to divide the state’s legislative power by reserving to the electorate the powers of initiative, referendum, and recall. Most of the thinking to date on popular sovereignty in California, and about the initiative power particularly, has focused on…
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Big Data and the Americans with Disabilities Act
[et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Sharona Hoffman Volume 68, Issue 4, 777-794 While big data offers society many potential benefits, it also comes with serious risks. This Article focuses on the concern that big data will lead to increased employment discrimination. It develops the novel argument that the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) should be amended in response…
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The Life and Legacy of Professor Calvin R. Massey: A Select Annotated Bibliography
[et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Nicholas Mignanelli Volume 68, Issue 4, 795-816 Professor Calvin R. Massey served on the faculty of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law from 1987 until 2012. From 2012 until his death in 2015, he served as the inaugural Daniel Webster Distinguished Professor of Law on the faculty of the University…
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Grasping Fatherhood in Abortion and Adoption
[et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Malinda L. Seymore Volume 68, Issue 4, 817-868 Biology makes a mother, but it does not make a father. While a mother is a legal parent by reason of her biological relationship with her child, a father is not a legal parent unless he takes affirmative steps to grasp fatherhood. Being married to…
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Daddy or Donor? Uncertainty in California Law in the Wake of Jason P. v. Danielle S.
[et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Amy Leah Holtz Volume 68, Issue 4, 869-908 The era of technology has provided a proliferation of new scientific and technological methods designed to assist individuals and couples to successfully conceive children when they otherwise would not be able to: collectively known as “assisted reproduction technology” (“ART”). ART undoubtedly provides significant benefits, but…
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The Reality of International Commercial Arbitration in California
[et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Victoria Vlahoyiannis Volume 68, Issue 4, 909-930 California is one of the largest economies in the world. It is home to many of the most successful companies in all sectors, especially health and technology. In recent years arbitration agreements, which have already been around for almost 100 years, have become boilerplate in most…