Three justices in Div. Eight of the Court of Appeal for this district were in agreement, in opinions filed yesterday, that resentencing was properly denied to a man who participated in the fatal beating of a member of a rival gang, but Justice John Shepard …
In Capito v. San Jose Healthcare System, the Supreme Court yesterday held that compliance with federal and state statutes detailing how hospitals must disclose prices insulates hospitals from nondisclosure liability under other statutes, specifically …
In 2022, Claustro glided to electoral victory, winning an open judicial post. For years, he also operated a medical billing and healthcare management firm on the side. Now, he is facing accusations that his moonlighting was rife with fraud and part of a …
The three-story, Italianate-style icon at 21st and N streets, in the middle of Courthouse Park, was built in 1875 by California State Capitol architect, Albert Bennett. It served as the county’s courthouse until 1950, and then it housed county …
There are the consumer finance protection laws, numerous education-related laws — including one to expand alcohol education that was written by a former lawmaker arrested for a DUI — as well as a law banning local voter ID rules and another granting a few …
The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that hospitals in the state don't need to warn emergency room patients in advance about the fees they may be charged, opting not to tighten existing legislative and regulatory requirements. In a unanimous …
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall will remain open until at least early January after a judge held off on ordering the troubled hall shut down. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Miguel Espinoza required the Probation Department to appear in court Monday to …
(Subscription required) Lawyers are looking at emerging litigation over plastic pollution and video game addiction, while cases over diet drugs, "forever chemicals" and cow's milk-based infant formula for preemies continue to proliferate.
(Subscription required) While the JUDGES Act was designed to spread out the addition of judges through 2035, with the goal of preventing either party from gaining a partisan advantage immediately, Trump would get the first 22 new district judgeships to …
A former Orange County prosecutor who is now a Superior Court judge conspired with a doctor to defraud a state workers’ compensation program of millions of dollars, according to federal court documents.
The court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Kelli Evans explained that cotenancy provisions “typically allow retailers to pay reduced rent or terminate the lease when the number of anchor tenants (large retailers that are attractive to a broad range of …
(Subscription required) The appointments complete the Biden administration's work stocking California's four judicial districts and Golden State-based seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit with 35 judges. If no more judges …
One of the most significant recent developments in behavioral health legislation is the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act. Approved by California lawmakers, the CARE Act creates a new court serving individuals with severe, untreated mental …
While California has paid millions of dollars to criminal defendants who spent time in prison for crimes they didn’t commit, the state makes it too hard to obtain evidence of innocence or unfair convictions and doesn’t compensate the former inmates …
Americans’ confidence in their nation’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record-low 35% in 2024.
(Subscription required) The case of a Southern California man convicted of attempted murder will test a law that says a prospective juror's inattentiveness is a presumptively invalid reason for excusing him or her.
Panelli memorial to precede Supreme Court’s light January calendarKaren.Datangel Thu, 12/19/2024 - 10:23 NewsLink Before the Supreme Court hears its January oral arguments, it will conduct a session to remember former Justice Edward Panelli, who died in …
The measure means tougher penalties for repeat thieves, allowing for felony charges for people with two prior petty theft convictions, even if that third theft is just swiping shampoo. More than 68 percent of California voters in the November election …
The Supreme Court today ordered the First District, Division Four, Court of Appeal to issue an order to show cause in Muñoz v. Regents of the University of California. The writ petition that will now be decided challenges a University of California policy …
Californians who purchase a clunker car in 2025 face a confusing year as new lemon law rules take effect and the state Supreme Court limited warranty protections for used vehicles. Lawmakers are revisiting the rules, but consumers could see weaker …
