And there's definitely a lot of great reading material there. This earlier piece has a great exposition, though it is on the long side: http://www.popehat.com/2

And there's definitely a lot of great reading material there. This earlier piece has a great exposition, though it is on the long side: http://www.popehat.com/2013/03/06/what-prenda-law-is-facing-in-los-angeles/ http://www.popehat.com/2013/03/06/what-prenda-law-is-facing-.... I do recommend reading it—it is just as engrossing as the OP. What I couldn't find was a 2 minute summary that could let me understand who the main characters are in this case. Hopefully we'll have a Wikipedia page for this case up soon.