Hello, I am Andrea Larios, a new intern here at the Riverside County Law Library. My past few days have been filled with researching legal cases, California codes, primary, and secondary authorities. This will be my second time writing a memorandum about criminal cases, but this time I’ve decided to narrow down the topic to the Convention Against Torture (CAT) protection for non-citizens. The following criminal cases focus on gang affiliation, torture concerns, and the seeking of asylum. I will...

On November 5th, citizens voting in the next presidential election will push their candidate of choice into the white house. Historically, the president of the United States has almost always come from one of the two major political parties: Democrat or Republican. In recent years, the rivalry between these parties has intensified greatly. Common political discourse includes slogans like “vote blue no matter who,” encouraging citizens to remain loyal to one party, regardless of who their candidate...

On Tuesday May 7th the Temecula Law Resource Center hosted its first Lawyers in the Library event of 2024! In partnership with the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library and lawyers from Shoup Legal and Grey Legal Group, the event reached over 30 patrons. The event started with a 1-hour presentation delivered by the attorneys on Estate Planning and Family Law. The Grey Legal Group covered divorce basics: key terminology, child and spousal support, and what to expect from the California Courts....

Riverside County lies just over 100 miles from the Mexican border and much of our population has business and personal connections with our neighbors to the south. On Cinco De Mayo, many Californians celebrated our close relationship with Mexico through food, drink, and music. Indeed, until 1850, California was a part of the country of Mexico. Given our close connection, I thought I would investigate a little bit into Mexico’s legal system. The following are some of my findings! Mexico gained...

How Stare Decisis Affects Us All  With the recent string of controversial decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court that have stunned the nation, it is prudent and in the interests of the public to analyze the court’s methodology in determining 303 Creative LLC v Elenis, S.B. 4, and the Dobb’s decision. The ethical concerns that have arisen from the court’s ruling are not the main concern of this article. This article intends to address the ways in which the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions have...

How Leap Year and the Law co-exist, and more…  What is a Leap Year?    As the new year flies by, 2024’s February greets us with a unique surprise because it is a Leap Year! This astronomical phenomenon, on occasion, poses fascinating questions and sparks complex debates on how the law should accommodate it. Leap Year is a year with an extra day added to the calendar year. The purpose of this inclusion is to synchronize the seasonal and astronomical calendars. The duration of a year, according...