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CA SCR66

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

7/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Umberg

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates May 1 as Law Day in California to commemorate the importance of law and stand in solidarity with the legal community

  • Declares that using executive orders to silence opposition and chill legal advocacy is an unlawful attack on Americans' right to seek counsel

  • Condemns President Trump's executive orders targeting law firms including Covington & Burling, Perkins Coie, Paul Weiss, Jenner & Block, WilmerHale, and Susman Godfrey through security clearance revocations, federal building access denials, and contract terminations

  • Criticizes the use of federal agencies like the EEOC to target law firms with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, including Morrison Foerster and Cooley

  • Recognizes California-born law firms filing lawsuits against executive orders, including Munger Tolles & Olson, Keker Van Nest & Peters, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, and Cooley

Legislative Description

Law Day.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 150, Statutes of 2025.

7/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/5/2025
Judiciary5/5/2025
Rules4/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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