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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1942

Citation
Section 1942
Parent Document
Barela v. Superior Court, 636 P.2d 582 (1981)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1981-11-27

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Petitioner also argues that her right to complain to the police about a violation of the criminal law is protected by section 1942.5, subdivision (c) because it is a right included within the provisions of the state and federal Constitutions governing free speech and the right to petition the government for the redress of grievances. (U.S. Const., 1st Amend.; Cal. Const., art. I, §§ 2 and 3.) She notes that the right to petition the government for redress of grievances “is an attribute of national citizenship,” arising from “[t]he very idea of government, republican in form.” (United States v. Cruikshank