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Government

Dec. 28, 2017

Amidst scandal, state lawmakers passed key legislation in 2017

Plaintiffs’ attorneys won a major battle in their long war to limit forced arbitration this year. New campaign finance regulations will likely result in more work for political attorneys. The Legislature also passed new laws that will affect jury selection and other courtroom procedures.

Amidst scandal, state lawmakers passed key legislation in 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown discusses how California could and would stand up to the Trump administration, during his State of the State address in Sacramento, Jan. 24, 2017. Brown also swore in Rep. Xavier Becerra, who is stepping down from his U.S. House seat to take the post, as his new attorney general. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

SACRAMENTO — The 2017 state legislative year is more likely to be remembered for the #WeSaidEnough campaign than it is for actual legislation.

But before two Democratic legislators resigned in the face of sexual harassment allegations and a whistleblowing lobbyist appeared on the cover of Time, Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills that will affect the practices of lawyers across the state.

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