Government
Mar. 10, 2023
Exploding vocabulary
Allegedly conspiring with a gang of local thugs to keep unwanted strangers out of town and concluding that such a conspiracy required the city to obtain a development permit to validate the local harassment seems a bridge too far.
Michael M. Berger
Senior Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 312-4185
Fax: (310) 996-6968
Email: mmberger@manatt.com
USC Law School
Michael M. Berger is senior counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he is co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He has argued four takings cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Language is all the rage these days. From the proper use of pronouns to the rewriting (some might say bowdlerizing) of classic works of fiction, the use of words has become front page news. The reports of California appellate courts are following right along.
Our text for today comes from the recent court of appeal decision in Spencer v. City of Palos Verdes Estates (2/27/2023) no. B309225. The language issue in ...
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