Engrossment
Engrossment
Our newsletter, Engrossment, began in Spring 2004. Our current issue is visible below. Previous issues, on the right, are formatted as PDF documents.
2010 Cases Citing Legislative History Documents
We begin our Summer Engrossment, appropriately enough, with a few of the recently decided June/2010 cases citing to legislative history materials. Our short survey covers California, New York, and Texas.
On its own motion in its June 10, 2010 opinion, the California Supreme Court took judicial notice of the legislative history materials in People v. Indiana Lubmermens Mut. Ins. Co (10 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7256) to find that the "legislative history confirms the Lexington court's interpretation of the statutory scheme." The Court stated also . . . Read more...
Summer Legislation in Brief
Responding to the Texas Board of Education's revisions made to its "Essential Knowledge and Skills" for social studies curriculum, SB 1451 was carried by Senator Leland Yee of S.F. to require the State Board of Education notify the chairs of the Assembly and Senate Education Committees and the Governor’s office if it determines any instructional materials submitted for consideration for adoption contain content that meets the revised standards for social studies curriculum in Texas. The bill requires the SBE to ensure that the next revision of the "History-Social Science" framework is consistent with existing requirements. . . Read more...
