Court argments heard today

SAN FRANCISCO – Sen. Ted W. Lieu, who last October won a landmark victory that made California the first state to end medical practices that attempted to change a minor’s sexual orientation, issued the following statement after today’s oral arguments by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Measure by Sen. Ted W. Lieu would impose payback requirement

SACRAMENTO – A measure to crack down on those who falsely report emergencies by imposing increased restitution passed its initial policy hearing by the Senate Public Safety Committee today and will next face a fiscal review.
 

Why California’s First-in-Nation Ban on Reparative Therapy is Constitutional

Keynote speaker Sen. Ted W. Lieu to present update Friday, April 5

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Ted W. Lieu, who last October won a landmark victory that made California the first state to end medical practices that attempted to change a minor’s sexual orientation, will explain the background and pending legal challenges to his law during a keynote speaking appearance tomorrow at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass.

GUEST PRESS RELEASE
SACRAMENTO – A 2012 economic report released today by Goodwill Industries of California concludes the community-based, non-profit group last year pumped millions into California and its local local economies for a combined impact of more than $1.3 billion.