Calif. High Court Case Has Not Made CEQA Obsolete

Law360, New York ( August 25, 2014, 11:17 AM EDT) -- In Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court ruled that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply when a lead agency receives a voter-sponsored initiative petition that qualifies under the Elections Code and the lead agency chooses to adopt the initiative without putting the decision to an actual public vote. In reaching its decision, the state high court reversed the Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District and kickstarted speculation regarding how wide-reaching its consequences may be. . . .

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