California Legal History

California Legal History

Volume 10: 2015 California Legal History Journal of the California Supreme Court Historical Society California Legal History Volume 10 2 0 1 5 Journal of the California Supreme Court Historical Society ii California Legal History is published annually by the California Supreme Court Historical Society, a non-profit corporation dedicated to recovering, preserving, and promoting California’s legal and judicial history, with particular emphasis on the California Supreme Court. S u b S c r i p t i o n i n f o r m at i o n : Membership in the Society is open to individuals at the rate of $50 or more per year, which includes the journal as a member benefit. For individual membership, please visit www.cschs.org, or contact the Society at (800) 353-7357 or 4747 North First Street, Suite 140, Fresno, CA 93726. Libraries may subscribe at the same rate through William S. Hein & Co. Please visit http://www.wshein.com or telephone (800) 828-7571. Back issues are available to individuals and libraries through William S. Hein & Co. at http://www.wshein.com or (800) 828-7571. Please note that issues prior to 2006 were published as California Supreme Court Historical Society Yearbook. (4 vols., 1994 to 1998–1999). S u b m i S S i o n i n f o r m at i o n : Submissions of articles and book reviews are welcome on any aspect of California legal history, broadly construed. Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome as are prior inquiries. Submissions are reviewed by independent scholarly referees. In recognition of the hybrid nature of legal history, manuscripts will be accepted in both standard legal style (Bluebook) or standard academic style (Chicago Manual). Citations of cases and law review articles should generally be in Bluebook style. Manu- scripts should be sent by email as MS Word or WordPerfect files. Submissions and other editorial correspondence should be addressed to: Selma Moidel Smith, Esq. Editor-in-Chief, California Legal History Telephone: (818) 345-9922 Email: [email protected] Copyright © 2015 by the California Supreme Court Historical Society. All rights reserved. ISSN 1930-4943 California Legal History is indexed in The Index to Legal Periodicals. Design and Production: E. M. Holland Cover Photo: Twenty Founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Courtesy AMPAS. For complete caption, see page 163 in “The Loeb Firm and the Ori- gins of Entertainment Law Practice in Los Angeles, 1908-1940,” by Molly Selvin. iii c a lifornia Supreme c o u r t H i S t orical Society Boa r d of dir eCtor S Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chair Jennifer L. King, Esq., President Molly Selvin, Ph.D., Vice President George W. Abele, Esq., Treasurer John S. Caragozian, Esq., Secretary Dan Grunfeld, Esq., Immediate Past President John F. Burns Joseph L. Chairez, Esq. Joyce Cook, Esq. Jake Dear, Esq. David S. Ettinger, Esq. Hon. Barry P. Goode Prof. Roman J. Hoyos Eric H. Joss, Esq. Mitchell Keiter, Esq. Prof. Kristine S. Knaplund Donald M. Kolkey, Esq. Thomas J. McDermott, Jr., Esq. David L. McFadden Frank A. McGuire, Esq. Hon. George Nicholson Richard H. Rahm, Esq. Edward S. Renwick, Esq. Kent L. Richland, Esq. Jason D. Russell, Esq. Prof. Harry N. Scheiber James E. Shekoyan, Esq. Roman M. Silberfeld, Esq. Selma Moidel Smith, Esq. Kathleen Tuttle, Esq. Hon. Kathryn Mickle Werdegar Robert S. Wolfe, Esq. iv e ditorial Board Selma Moidel Smith Editor-in-Chief Harry N. Scheiber University of California, Berkeley Founding Editor (1994–2006) Boa r d M eM Ber S Stuart Banner University of California, Los Angeles Christian G. Fritz University of New Mexico Lawrence M. Friedman Stanford University Hon. Joseph R. Grodin UC Hastings College of the Law Laura Kalman University of California, Santa Barbara Peter L. Reich Whittier Law School Reuel E. Schiller UC Hastings College of the Law John F. Burns (ex officio) CSCHS Board of Directors v t a Ble of ContentS Spe Ci al SeCtion: Honoring JoSepH r . grodin The Honoree Speaks Joseph R. Grodin � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 A Tribute to Justice Joe Grodin Kathryn M. Werdegar � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8 A “Founding Father” of the Doctrine of Independent State Constitutional Grounds Ronald M. George �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13 Tribute to a Colleague Cruz Reynoso � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 18 Hercules in a Populist Age Hans A. Linde � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20 The Roads Taken and Thoughts about Joe Grodin Arthur Gilbert � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 28 On My Teacher, Joe Grodin Nell Jessup Newton � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 34 Joseph Grodin’s Contributions to Public Sector Collective Bargaining Law Alvin L. Goldman � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 37 Open-Minded Justice Beth Jay � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 49 Walking with Grodin Jake Dear � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 55 A Trailblazer Jim Brosnahan � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 58 About Joe Grodin Ephraim Margolin � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 63 vi artiCleS In Search of California’s Legal History: A Bibliography of Sources Scott Hamilton Dewey � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 71 The Loeb Firm And the Origins of Entertainment Law Practice in Los Angeles, 1908–1940 Molly Selvin � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 135 Laura’s Law: Concerns, Effectiveness, and Implementation Jorgio Castro � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �175 Inverse Condemnation: California’s Widening Loophole David Ligtenberg � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 209 orH al iStorY Justice Cruz Reynoso: The People’s Justice Kevin R. Johnson � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 238 Oral History and the California State Archives Nancy Lenoil � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 243 Oral History of Cruz Reynoso, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1982–87) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 246 Hi StoriCal doCuMentS Agrarian Lifeways and Judicial Transitions for Hispanic Families in Anglo California: Sources for Legal History in the Autry National Center of the American West Michael M. Brescia � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 387 vii Student SYMpoSiuM Introduction: Student Symposium on Three Intersections of Federal and California Law John B. Oakley � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 409 The Death Penalty Debate: Comparing the United States Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Eighth Amendment to that of the California Supreme Court and a Prediction of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Glossip v. Gross Kelsey Hollander � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 417 Gender Equity in the Workplace: A Comparative Look at Pregnancy Disability Leave Laws in California and the United States Supreme Court By Megha Bhatt � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 447 Protecting Our Children: The California Public School Vaccination Mandate Debate Elaine Won � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 471 Book r eviewS Golden rules: The oriGins of California WaTer laW in The Gold rush Mark T� Kanazawa Review by Peter L. Reich � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 506 frno Gi G rivals: raCe, Class, laW, and The Collapse of posTWar liberalism Reuel Schiller Review by William Issel � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 510 Spe Cial SeCtion Honor ing JoSepH r . grodin 2 c a lifornia l e g a l H i S t o ry ✯ Volume 10, 2015 t a Ble of ContentS The Honoree Speaks Joseph R. Grodin �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 A Tribute to Justice Joe Grodin Kathryn M. Werdegar � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8 A “Founding Father” of the Doctrine of Independent State Constitutional Grounds Ronald M. George � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13 Tribute to a Colleague Cruz Reynoso � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 18 Hercules in a Populist Age Hans A. Linde � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20 The Roads Taken and Thoughts about Joe Grodin Arthur Gilbert � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 28 On My Teacher, Joe Grodin Nell Jessup Newton � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 34 Joseph Grodin’s Contributions to Public Sector Collective Bargaining Law Alvin L. Goldman � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 37 Open-Minded Justice Beth Jay � � �

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