Supreme Court Decisions 2026 | NEW California Law Going into Effect

This episode sponsored by Marathon Sports. Runners know the feeling. That moment when the shoe disappears, your stride feels smooth, your breathing settles in, and the run just clicks. That's what Marathon Sports has been helping runners find for over 50 years. At Marathon Sports, their expert team uses the right fit process to match you with shoes and gear built for the way your body actually moves. No guesswork, no generic recommendations. Just real guidance from people who live and breathe running. Whether you're training for your next marathon, getting back into running, or chasing a better everyday run, marathon sports helps you find what works for you. Visit marathon sports.com or stop into a marathon sports store today and experience the difference the right fit can make. If your bookshelf and your for-you page are equally important to your personality, welcome home. Pro Society is a weekly podcast that's part book club, part group chat for anyone who thinks Pride and Prejudice and Love Island to serve the same level of discourse. Each week, we're connecting the dots between books, the internet, and pop culture with your favorite writers, book talk creators, and plenty of overthought opinions. Yeah, I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed. Listen to Pro Society on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On the new podcast Solita, we share the messy reality of traveling alone as a woman. I can wait four hours for the next bus or this random dude is offering me a ride on his motorcycle. I chose option B. I'm Julie Pinero and I travel by myself because it's a rare space where I can say yes without asking anyone else first. I'm on a mission to reclaim the word Solita, trading the pity for possibility. Listen to Solita on the IHeart Radio app. Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Did you hear the new episode of The Hey Jonas Podcast? We are at D23, so we'll see who stops by. The cast of Frozen stopped by, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Adina Menzel. I auditioned for Frozen. What? For Christoph. They said, okay, what are you going to be singing today? I said, I don't know. That must have been why you didn't get it. Oh, you probably won't. Plus, John Stamos, Hayden Christensen from Star Wars and more. And I guess I can share that, uh, No way. Listen to the latest episode of Hey Jonas on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. You're listening to Bill Handel on demand from KFI AM 640. Bill Handel here. It is a Wednesday morning, July 1st, come Saturday. It is July 4th, the 250th anniversary or the celebration of the birthday of the United States of America. And as I said earlier this morning when we opened the show, interesting factoid that three presidents, James Monroe, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, all died on July 4th.

And Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died at the same day, July 4th at the same time. Monroe died obviously generations later. But all right. Interesting, interesting stuff. Okay, a couple of big Supreme Court cases. As I said yesterday, and we all know, that yesterday was the last day of this year's term, the Supreme Court. It was the last day which you, what the court does is the last week of June, just before the court recess happens and they're off for the summer. Not a bad gig, by the way. They don't come back until the first Monday in October. The big cases are coming down. That's when they release the decisions. The one that is, I think the most interesting, that people are looking at the most, and it really doesn't have a lot to do with you or me. There are a few things here that, you know, okay, which way do you feel about them? You know, for example, transgender athletes are not allowed to play in women's sports. Okay, that came down. Does that really, how many people is that affected? Does that really affect? Not much. And the birthright citizenship, I think, is the most interesting one. And I'll tell you why. Because of, well, first of all, the president's position, what the Supreme Court said, I think the most interesting part was the court in a 6-3 decision upheld the 14th Amendment. In other words, the 14th Amendment holds that anybody born here in the United States is a citizen. Thank you. Hard stop. We're done. And the president argued that, in fact, that's not true. If you look at the historical context of the 14th Amendment, it had to do with enfranchising former slaves. And it was effectively anti-slavery. That was the historical context. And three of the justices bought that argument, particularly Clarence Thomas. But Clarence Thomas is big on historical context anyway. When he rules in favor of Second Amendment rights across the board, I don't think he's ever voted against it. What Clarence Thomas said was you have to look at the use of weapons, guns, held by the citizenry in the history, historical context of the United States. This country was founded on citizenry owning weapons, and therefore, if you look back, now... I would think that he would also argue, well, let's look at civil rights in historical terms. Slavery, wasn't that historical in this country when blacks were owned by people? So why would you push civil rights?

where African Americans or minorities would have the same rights. I mean, that's the crazy stuff. And this is the stuff that makes no sense to be. So it was a big deal for the president, the birthright citizenship, made a huge deal. It has been forever. This is not new stuff. One thing about President Trump is he doesn't come up with stuff that's new in the sense of all of a sudden to be politically correct, he's changing his tune. He does not reinvent himself just for political consideration. I mean, he is who he is. And what he believes in has he's believed in for a very, very long time, particularly birthright citizenship. And this has to do with being born in the United States. Now, he says, well, let's talk about the 14th Amendment, where six of the three justices, which I cannot believe it was not unanimous. The president has said, and it's, I love this. He said it's too bad for a country, of course. He said Congress could easily make it up, could change it through legislation. Absolutely not true. The amendment is necessary. Therefore, the amendment of the amendment is necessary. That the 14th Amendment is simply not appropriate. And so he said that the intent was not of what we make, of what the court and what the laws have it mean. And so he says it's a little confusing. I said the 14th Amendment is confusing. It's too long. Okay, here's the confusing part. I understand it. I know I can see his point. The first clause of the 14th Amendment reads, all persons born or naturalized in the United States, subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside. A little confusing, don't you think? If you're born in the United States, you're a citizen. Huh. Okay. That's confusing as hell. And the point is that the court, of course, upheld the direct language of the 14th Amendment. It has never been interpreted in any other way. And now, and the president won't take, that's one thing about Trump. He doesn't take any of this stuff lying down. He says, okay, this is what you decide. Here's what we're going to do. Congress can change it. No, Congress cannot change it other than a constitutional amendment, changing the Constitution, getting rid of the 14th Amendment, or at least that phrase in the 14th Amendment. That's how it can change. That's it. And the rest of it is just crapola. So. And the other one I want to share with you, and I've got so many to talk about, allowing the states to bar transgender athletes from girls' sports. Now, this is not to say that women are or trans are barred from engaging in women's sports. It's men who have trans into women, and the concept is unfair to treat these trans the same or let them compete because they're...

shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. So during the 70s, the court said separation of church is absolutely adamant and fundamental, which means that no religion can be promulgated or pushed in the public schools. And the court now says and will say that all Congress does is you can't prohibit. the free exercise or the establishment of, which means that you can have public schools pitch Christianity because that's freedom of religion. School boards have the power or Judaism or or Islam. You can't stop it. Because you have the freedom of religion. It's not really a separation of church and state. It's saying that any organization publicly can, in a public space, schools, parks, et cetera, practice their religion by effectively practicing their religion. It's changed completely. It's gone the other way. This is what the court does. And the same thing you'll see with the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment, there were all kinds of restrictions with a Heller decision in, I think, Chicago or Detroit, people could own guns. Before that, you couldn't own a gun. You couldn't have a gun at home. And that started with you had the absolute right to own a gun, and that's now been expanded. The court is going to hear a case on assault weapons. Does the state have the right to ban or restrict assault weapons or magazines? And those of us who are in favor of gun control and you know where I sit are saying, wait a minute, the state does have the right to restrict and the court's going to hear it. I'm going to tell you what's going to happen. The court is going to say the states do not have the right to restrict the ownership of assault weapons. Right now they can't restrict guns. Oh, and the other thing is issuance of gun permits. Effectively, anybody who meets the standards. can go ahead and get a gun permit. L.A. County, it was impossible to get a gun permit. Now they can't stop it. So again, it's an interpretation of what the court says. And then that boils down to two different schools of thought. One is originalism. The originalist, Scalia, look at the actual language of the Constitution. Congress will make no law respecting an establishment or prohibiting the free exercise of religion, which means religion in any form, any way, anywhere, including public buildings. Or, wait a minute, you can't pitch religion at all in public spaces, public schools. Different interpretation. Second Amendment, different interpretation. freedom of speech, although everybody pretty well agrees. You can't yell fire in a crowded theater. Now, there's the case that a, the Second Amendment case that is going to be heard that the court says, we'll hear next term, has to do with a restriction of assault weapons. Can the state ban or control assault weapons?

The court has, in fact, consolidated cases where you have basically the same case, the same argument going up, and they consolidate them and make the decision. And the one that's going up is that assault ban and also the restriction that says that the state cannot ban. the ownership or use of low-grade nuclear weapons. Because the Second Amendment allows you unbridled weaponry. And so howitzer's artillery, the tactical nuclear weapons is that part of Second Amendment. Clarence Thomas is going to say yes. I guarantee you. All right. Coming up. And there were more, but we don't have time to go into those. So maybe I'll do them tomorrow. Okay. Now, I want to talk about laws in California that are going into effect. Local jurisdiction, this is minimum wage. L.A. County are updating their minimum wage ordinance. And currently, California's minimum wage is $16.90 per hour. And that's the minimum across California. Keep in mind, the federal minimum wage has not changed in, what, 50 years? It's still $7.25 an hour. Congratulations. Okay, so here it goes. L.A. County now is $18.47. And instead of the minimum California wage, 1690, City of L.A. 1842, Santa Monica, 1847. Pasadena, 1857, Malibu 1791. So we have the highest minimum wage in the country, basically. Now, hotel and hospitality. This was controversial as hell. Neil and I spent a lot of time talking about this. And that is hotel and hospitality minimum wage are far higher than L.A. County, city, certainly state. City of L.A., Santa Monica, Glendale, $25 an hour. Now we're talking about enough wages to actually eat and support yourself and a family. Long Beach, 2650 an hour, West Hollywood, $20.87 an hour. Healthcare workers also get more money than the minimum wage, almost any place they live. And that is with health care workers, large hospitals, facilities with over 10,000 full-time employees, they get $25 an hour, where in general they get $23 an hour for any medical facility. Clinics. Except for urgent care.

$22 an hour, independent rural hospitals, $19.28, but independent rural hospitals can pay less because it costs less money to live in a rural place. And you can pay for medical services with sides of bacon, for example. And your car sits on concrete blocks and it doesn't drive as well as other places. Okay, we're going to come back and do more. Food and beverage. We have a few more. New laws in California starting. Today. All right, laws that are kicking in today here in California, we just talked about the minimum wage. Yesterday, Neil talked about the minimum wage for fast food employees, which is, well, let's just say it is pretty impressive. It's $20 an hour, I believe, and that a lot of restaurants, a lot of fast food places have just simply, they can't afford it. That's, we've talked about that before. But other than the minimum wage, I want to go on and talk about some other laws that kicked in today. Food and beverage labeling, we spent a lot of time talking about it with Neil, AB 660, is standardizing how goods food to be sold, how they are labeled, more specific phrasing, and when products expire. So there are only two. Two ways of describing best used by or best if frozen by. It indicates the window of peak product quality, taste, or freshness, which means you can go way beyond that, as Neil said. This is just the peak and there are plenty of foodstuffs that keep their vitality, their nutrition, maybe not their looks. One of the things Neil talked about is, for example, hamburger meat when it starts getting a little bit gray. It's fine. It's just a little bit gray. Probably time to make it at that point. Yeah. And so sell-by dates are going to be banned for the most part. Wine, bottlers can note packaging dates. And deli and prepared foods, grocery stores are permitted to use a packed on label. There are exemptions, infant formula, eggs, and beer. And so the two that are the big ones is...

best if used or best or best if frozen by and that is best if used or used by and one says that you know go ahead and use it even if it's gone beyond used by and freeze by the other one is well the reality is used if best by or frozen by and it just indicates when you're going to die I think that's fair All right, allergen disclosures. That's big. Now we're the first state in the union to mandate that large restaurant chains disclose the most common food allergens, which you've already seen on menus. If you are allergic to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soybeans, fish, shellfish, sesame, those signs and on the restaurants, menus, they have to be published. They're adding a new one is the most common food allergies that are being used for the food here is everything you may ever put in your mouth if you are allergic to don't eat it. Thank you very much. It's like those ads for... medicines, pharmaceuticals that you see on TV, lists all the side effects and then the bottom. If you are allergic to any of these, don't use it. Thank you very much, your genesis. School, cell phone ban. Every school in California should have a policy in place to limit or prohibit to use of smartphones by students on school campuses. And we know what that's about, reducing trans distractions, protect students' mental health. The all-gender bathrooms, boy, is that conversational? And is that a little bit in the world of discussion? SB 760 requires all public in charter schools to have at least one non-gendered restroom for students. And it has to come with clear signage, notifying that it's open to all students with gender identity. Then you have crisis hotlines, all middle high schools as well as colleges, universities have to have suicide prevention hotline numbers on the student IDs. Okay, I don't know if anybody's going to be upset about that one. Technology, streaming, platforms like YouTube and Peacock. Oh, this one is a big one, regulating the audio volume of commercials and prohibit them from streaming ads at a volume louder. Now, this is streaming platforms. One of the things that just really angers me. Has, have you noticed that when you have this show, when you're listening to music on a music station or talk on a talk station or a sports station, okay, here's the level that I'm speaking at. And now a commercial comes on, which is so jacked up volume-wise, it seems like it's almost screaming. And they do that to somehow break through the mold and somehow...

Well, they want to grab your attention. One of the ways of doing that is screaming at you, much louder. I don't know why we don't have a law that does that. I really don't. No, we have technology that does that, Kono, that equalizes everything. And is that just not being used? Are the commercials ignoring that? No, they're not ignoring it. They just, it's a limiter, so it doesn't go too high. But if... If it's too low, I don't think that matters. And then some will test the limits of a limiter. Yeah, because I notice, and I complain all the time. Here we are. I break to a commercial and all of a sudden, the volume explodes. And you go, come on, guys. You know, I mean, that's not fair. It's not fair to the listeners. It's not fair to us that are on the air. All right, we're done with that. Coming up, I want to talk about a little bit of history, a little handle history, and that has to do with Americans and how history is viewed, 250 years coming up. And, of course, we're going to go back into history of the United States. And I want to talk about how we're looking at it, depending on where you sit politically. Of course, everything is in the mind. of whoever is looking at it, right? Everybody's biased. And I'll explain a couple of myths, actually, and how eight Americans has shaped history. We just don't agree on how and what and what side and how we view them. We'll be back with that. KFI AM 640. You've been listening to the Bill Handel Show, catch my show Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and anytime on demand on the IHeart Radio app. If your bookshelf and your For You page are equally important to your personality, welcome home. This is Prose Society, the weekly podcast that's part book club, part group chat for thought daughters, pop culture obsessives, and anyone who thinks Pride and Prejudice and Love Island deserve the same level of discourse. I'm Eli Rallo and every week we're connecting the dots between books, the internet, and the conversations everyone can't stop having. I'm going to have to look up this story. I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed. From bestselling authors and your favorite book talk creators to the latest pop culture moments, nothing is off the table. It's like if you can hide some real messages inside compelling characters, then that is a Trojan horse. Whether you're looking for literary deep dives, smart pop culture conversations, or a community of readers who love to think a little too much, you're in the right place. Listen to Pro Society on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. See you between the pages. On the new podcast, Solita, we share the messy reality of traveling alone as a woman. I can wait four hours for the next bus or this random dude is offering me a ride on his motorcycle. I chose option B. I'm Julie Pinero, and I travel by myself because it's a rare space where I can say yes without asking anyone else first. I'm on a mission to reclaim the word solita, trading the pity for possibility. Every time I tried to be alone, I kept meeting people and they were like, you smiled at us. Not a lot of people smile around here. It's when you're alone that you're most receptive to the world as it is and not the lies you're sold about it. It can be a time where you push your limits, change your mind, or wake up to a new version of yourself.

So whether you're a solo travel veteran or you're too nervous to book your first trip, I hope you listen to Solita on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, this is Hayes Davenport. And Sean Clements. We host the podcast Hollywood Handbook on the Big Money Players Network. Our show is extremely accessible to first-time listeners. Each week, we talk to someone in show business, aka... the biz, and try to help them with their careers and see what they have to offer us. Everyone has a good time and no one gets mad at their publicists for letting them do our show. We've had a lot of great guests like Sarah Sherman, not that great. Actually, can you help me, can you help me shape this? Yeah. How about we flip it on his head, right? How about we flip the script? Okay. The surprise woman. Who actually you think is the straight man is actually the one who's acting weird. Adam Scott. This entire time, you've been expecting. Adam Sandler to come to visit the show. I would never expect. I have. I would never set expectations for something like that to happen. If the universe allows for something like that to happen, I'm open to it. I'm always going to accept. You know, Danny McBride, fine. Yeah. It's all this fragile masculinity exuding. I could smell it walking down the hallway, to be honest with you. I was like, is that weed? Nope. It's fragile masculinity. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Ben Stiller, no. Because a lot of times, out of context, people don't get it or even know what a circle is. You know what I mean? They're like, oh, what's a state? Everyone's so dumb. And fake. Right, fake and also not interested or just like, oh, I've got my life, I don't care about your life. And a lot of other big shots that wouldn't be where they are without us. Oh, and by the way, Will Ferrell told us personally he loves the show and he wants to be a guest on every episode, but he's just so busy. Listen to Hollywood Handbook on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Nick Totoro. You probably know me from NYPD Blue, The Longest Yard, or Spike Lee's Black Klansman. But I'm also from Queens, which means I know pizza. And on my new podcast, delivering happiness with Nick Totoro, I deliver pizza from Prince Street pizza to a new guest. Are you delivering pizza now? Then we sit down for a real conversation. I've shared a slice with everyone from Seth Rollins. What are you doing my belt? To Alex Rodriguez. Just to let you people know. We're talking to one of the goats here. To Bill Burr. I don't think I've ever met somebody so exactly out of their mind as I am. And now, we even have more great guests coming up, including the great John Tuturo. It's called Happiness, Delivering Happiness. Mariano Rivera. Oh, my God. And many, many more. Open your free High Heart Radio app. Search Delivering Happiness with Nick Totoro. And listen now.

If your bookshelf and your for-you page are equally important to your personality, welcome home. This is Prose Society, the weekly podcast that's part book club, part group chat for thought daughters, pop culture obsessives, and anyone who thinks Pride and Prejudice and Love Island deserve the same level of discourse. I'm Eli Rallo, and every week we're connecting the dots between books, the internet, and the conversations everyone can't stop having. I'm going to have to look up this story. I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed. From bestselling authors and your favorite book talk creators to the latest pop culture moments, nothing is off the table. It's like if you can hide some real messages inside compelling characters, then that is a Trojan horse. Whether you're looking for literary deep dives, smart pop culture conversations, or a community of readers who love to think a little too much, you're in the right place. Listen to Pro Society on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. See you between the pages. On the new podcast Solita, we share the messy reality of traveling alone as a woman. I can wait four hours for the next bus or this random dude is offering me a ride on his motorcycle. I chose option B. I'm Julie Pinero, and I travel by myself because it's a rare space where I can say yes without asking anyone else first. I'm on a mission to reclaim the word Solita, trading the pity for possibility. Every time I tried to be alone, I kept meeting people. And they were like, you smiled at us. Not a lot of people smile around here. It's when you're alone that you're most receptive to the world as it is and not the lies you're sold about it. It can be a time where you push your limits, change your mind, or wake up to a new version of yourself. So whether you're a solo travel veteran or you're too nervous to book your first trip, I hope you listen to Solita on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, this is Hayes Davenport. And Sean Clements. We host the podcast, Hollywood Handbook on the Big Money Players Network. Our show is extremely accessible to first-time listeners. Each week, we talk to someone in show business, aka The Biz, and try to help them with their careers and see what they have to offer us. Everyone has a good time, and no one gets mad at their publicists for letting them do our show. We've had a lot of great guests like Sarah Sherman. Not that great. Actually, can you help me, can you help me shape this? Yeah. How about we flip it on his head, right? How about we flip the script? Okay. What is the surprise woman? Who, actually, you think is the straight man is actually the one who's acting weird. Adam Scott. This entire time, you've been expecting. Adam Sandler to come to visit the show. I would never expect. I have. I would never set expectations for something like that to happen. If the universe allows for something like that to happen, I'm open to it. I'm always going to accept. You know, Danny McBride, fine. Yeah. It's all this fragile masculinity exuding. I could smell it walking down the hallway, to be honest with you. I was like, is that weed? Nope.

It's fragile masculinity. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Ben Stiller, no. Because a lot of times, out of context, people don't get it or even know what a circle is. You know what I mean? They're like, oh, what's a state? Everyone's so dumb. And fake. Right, fake and also not interested or just like, oh, I've got my life, I don't care about your life. And a lot of other big shots that wouldn't be where they are without us. Oh, and by the way, Will Ferrell told us personally he loves the show and he wants to be a guest on every episode, but he's just so busy. Listen to Hollywood Handbook on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Nick Totoro. You probably know me from NYPD Blue, The Longest Yard, or Spike Lee's Black Klansman. But I'm also from Queens, which means I know pizza. And on my new podcast, delivering happiness with Nick Totoro, I deliver pizza from Prince Street pizza to a new guest. Are you delivering pizza now? Then we sit down for a real conversation. I've shared a slice with everyone from Seth Rollins. What are you doing my belt? To Alex Rodriguez. Just to let you people know. We're talking to one of the goats here. To Bill Burr. I don't think I've ever met somebody so exactly out of their mind as I am. And now we even have more great guests coming up, including the great John Tuturo. This gold happiness. Delivering Happiness. Mariano Rivera. Bigging on. Oh, my God. And many, many more. Open your free High Heart Radio app. Search Delivering Happiness with Nick Totoro. And listen now. This episode sponsored by Marathon Sports. Runners know the feeling. That moment when the shoe disappears, your stride feels smooth, your breathing settles in, and the run just clicks. That's what Marathon Sports has been helping runners find for over 50 years. At Marathon Sports, their expert team uses the right fit process to match you with shoes and gear built for the way your body actually moves. No guesswork, no generic recommendations, just real guidance from people who live and breathe running. Whether you're training for your next marathon, getting back into running, or chasing a better everyday run, marathon sports helps you find what works for you. Visit marathonsports.com or stop into a marathon sports store today and experience the difference the right fit can make. If your bookshelf and your for-you page are equally important to your personality, welcome home. Pro Society is a weekly podcast that's part book club, part group chat for anyone who thinks Pride and Prejudice and Love Island to serve the same level of discourse. Each week, we're connecting the dots between books, the internet, and pop culture with your favorite writers, book talk creators, and plenty of overthought opinions. Yeah, I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed. I'm obsessed. Listen to Pro Society on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On the new podcast Solita, we share the messy reality of traveling alone as a woman. I can wait four hours for the next bus or this random dude is offering me a ride on his motorcycle. I chose option B. I'm Julie Pinero and I travel by myself because it's a rare space where I can say yes without asking anyone else first. I'm on a mission to reclaim the word Solita, trading the pity for possibility. Listen to Solita on the IHeart Radio app.

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Did you hear the new episode of The Hey Jonas Podcast? We are at D23, so we'll see who stops by. The cast of Frozen stopped by, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Adina Menzel. I audition for Frozen. What? For Christoph. They said, okay, what are you going to be singing today? I said, I don't know. That must have been why you didn't get it. Oh, you probably won't. Plus, John Stamos, Hayden Christensen from Star Wars and more. And I guess I can share that, uh, Listen to the latest episode of Hey Jonas on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.