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City of Berkeley
25
Jul

Fight Over Berkeley Cellphone Warnings Returns to Court

July 25, 2020
Source: https://www.courthousenews.com/fight-over-berkeley-cellphone-warning-mandate-returns-to-federal-court/?fbclid=IwAR3veE0Ez2xHUfXKy39uNMRyi35vb2UJhXRXiyly_U9wQB9xHAV7FhssD2s MARIA DINZEO July 23, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The city of Berkeley’s five-year battle with the wireless industry over cellphone-radiation warnings came to a head Thursday before a federal judge, who will decide whether the city’s 2015 ordinance requiring retailers to provide guidance on avoiding radio-frequency exposure is pre-empted by federal law....
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11
Dec

Berkeley’s “Cell Phone Right to Know” Law Survives Supreme Court Challenge

December 11, 2019
Electromagnetic Radiation Safety https://www.saferemr.com/2019/12/ December 9, 2019  In a major victory for consumer rights and public health, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a free speech challenge filed by the CTIA–The Wireless Association against the City of Berkeley‘s”cell phone right to know law.” Thus, the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the law is constitutional enables the...
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