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Hours after a deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, California senators on Tuesday approved giving people the power to sue those who traffic in illegal firearms, mimicking a Texas law that is ... May 24, 2022
CARE Court provides Californians suffering with untreated schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders with community-based treatment, services, and housing, and is intended to serve as an upstream intervention for the most severely impaired …
(Subscription required) The Judicial Council also agreed “not to fight this lawsuit pending action from the governor and the Legislature to end civil assessments permanently,” a news release from the plaintiffs stated. Comments from Chief Justice Tani G. …
Many state courts have had surprising success accessing federal pandemic relief funds to help reduce case backlogs, court leaders say, but with none of that money earmarked for judiciaries, courts have had to be assertive about asking for it.
(Subscription required) As a former prosecutor in the special victims unit for the Stanislaus County district attorney's office, Judge Annette E. Rees said she was dedicated to protecting women and children. Today, Rees continues to advocate for …
In Pulliam v. HNL Automotive Inc., the Supreme Court today holds that a Federal Trade Commission rule allowing a consumer to sue not only the seller of defective goods but also the third-party holder of a credit contract on the sale does not prevent the …
The San Mateo County Superior Court has agreed to stop collecting $30 million in unpaid fines and fees for the next six months in the face of a lawsuit accusing it of charging a “hidden tax” on California’s poorest residents. May 25, 2022
In a letter to Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, state bar executive director Leah Wilson said the bar has heard pleas for an extension from practitioners whose provisional licenses are set to expire next week. May 25, 2022
3 Bay Area courts may not be following new bail law, says report.Soltysik, Penne Wed, 05/25/2022 - 17:06 (Subscription required) A recent report claims three Bay Area courts are failing to comply with a California Supreme Court decision demanding judges …
Hearing a Bay Area case, the state Supreme Court appeared reluctant Tuesday to allow disabled students to seek damages under a California civil rights law, including triple damages in some cases, if a public school violates their rights.
California created its new lookback window in 2019 under Assembly Bill 218, authored by then-Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat. The bill opened a three-year period, from 2020 to 2022, that permitted complainants to file sexual abuse …
Supreme Court restricts federal intervention in ineffective-counsel casesAnonymous (not verified) Mon, 05/23/2022 - 05:07 The Supreme Court on Monday made it harder for defendants to seek relief from federal courts on claims that their convictions in state …
Stanford Law School is hosting the Inaugural Graciela Olivárez Latinas in the Legal Academy Workshop next month. Supreme Court Justice Patricia Guerrero, a 1997 alum of the school, will participate in the Workshop’s second day opening and Q&A plenary …
State lawmakers on Monday voted to stop courts in Texas and other states from penalizing abortion providers and volunteers in California, part of Democrats' plan to make the state a sanctuary for women seeking reproductive care should the U.S. Supreme …
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Two pieces of legislation would create the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court Program. Both bills look to establish a new civil court for mentally incompetent defendants charged with a misdemeanor who suffer “schizophrenia spectrum or …
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(Subscription required) Judicial officers in California may not provide a marketing blurb for the cover of a legal book if they didn’t contribute to the work, the California Supreme Court’s Committee on Judicial Ethics said Thursday.
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