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Coupal v. Bowen

Date
2010
Geography
California
Part of
Coupal v. Bowen

About this case

Filing year
2010
Status
Order issued granting in part and denying in part petition for peremptory writ of mandate.
Geography
Docket number
34-2010-80000612
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Cal. Super. Ct.
Case category
State Law Claims → Industry Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32)United States → State Law—Miscellaneous Statutes
At issue
Challenge to wording of ballot initiative concerning suspending implementation of AB 32.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
08/03/2010
Decision
Order issued granting in part and denying in part petition for peremptory writ of mandate.
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On August 3, 2010, the court issued an order making certain revisions to the title and summary of the initiative.
07/26/2010
Petition
Petition for writ of mandate filed.
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Proponents of a ballot initiative to suspend implementation of California’s GlobalWarming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) filed a lawsuit in state court to amend the legal title and summary of the proposed measure. The complaint alleged that the title Attorney General Edmund “Jerry” Brown prepared for the measure, Proposition 23, was misleading and unfair. When submitted to the Attorney General, the measure was titled “California Jobs Initiative.” After reviewing the measure, the Attorney General changed the title to “Suspends Air Pollution Control Laws Requiring Major Polluters to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming Until Employment Drops Below Specified Level for Full Year.”

Summary

Challenge to wording of ballot initiative concerning suspending implementation of AB 32.