Library News

The Mabie Law Library has created a variety of guides to provide a starting point for researching legal topics. Listed below is a sampling:

The library offers a digital collection of exam prep and study materials which law students can access from computers or mobile devices. You can link to materials in the library's Study Aids Guide or on the lower right side of the library website.

The Circulation desk is open Monday to Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM, as follows:

• Email: mabiell@law.ucdavis.edu
• Telephone: (530) 752-3327
• The Circulation desk is open for in-person services to UC Davis Law students, faculty, and staff

Reference librarians are providing services Monday to Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM, as follows:

Hundreds of bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021 took effect beginning January 1, 2022. The new laws address such varied areas as affordable housing, expanding voter access, worker protections, peace officer certification, crimes targeting people due to immigration status, and much more. Visit the California Legislative Information website for a full list of enacted 2021 bills.

Democratic California Assemblyman Ash Kalra has proposed an amendment to the California constitution that would increase taxes to fund a universal health care system for the state. Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 11 would impose an annual tax of 2.3% and a payroll tax of 1% on certain businesses, as well as additional income tax on wealthier state residents.

On January 3, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling that violent felons may not be considered for early release, even if their primary offense was considered nonviolent under state law. In 2016, California voters had approved Proposition 57, which allows individuals to petition for release for nonviolent felonies. State inmates had sought to extend the Proposition's language to those serving sentences for violent felonies.

Hundreds of bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021 took effect beginning January 1, 2022. The new laws address such varied areas as affordable housing, expanding voter access, worker protections, peace officer certification, crimes targeting people due to immigration status, and much more. Visit the California Legislative Information website for a full list of enacted 2021 bills.

In July 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 150 (AB 150), which enacted a workaround for the federal $10,000 cap on personal income tax deductions for state and local taxes (SALT). Under the law, certain business entities (called pass-through entities) may elect to pay an entity-level state income tax and their owners can claim a credit on their personal income taxes. The SALT cap had been enacted by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017.

In a Nov. 30, 7-4 en banc opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California's ban on high-capacity gun magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The ruling upholds Proposition 63, approved by voters in 2016, and SB 1446, also enacted in 2016; both laws sought to respond to mass shootings. In the decision, Judge Susan P.

The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, formed by President Biden via executive order on April 9, 2021, released a draft final report on December 6. Topics included the potential expansion of the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices; term limits for justices; the Court's emergency docket; and confirmation hearings.