Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins will retire from the California Supreme Court at the end of October after five years with the court and more than 35 years of judicial service. “I could not imagine a better capstone to my career on the bench than …
Local students will have the chance to question California Supreme Court members about the state’s judicial system before Wednesday’s special session of the court in Monterey, the first time the court has met in the city in more than 45 years. The special …
(Subscription required) The latest signings reflect lawmakers' ongoing frustration with the state bar and Democrats' willingness to enact more consumer-friendly legislation over business groups' opposition.
AB715, which takes effect next year, creates new Office of Civil Rights, and within it an antisemitism prevention coordinator to review discrimination complaints and recommend corrective actions. Its authority will include allegations by students, parents …
MONTEREY—For the first time in more than 45 years, the California Supreme Court convened for oral argument Wednesday in Monterey County, holding a historic session at Colton Hall—the site where California’s first constitution was drafted in 1849. Nearly …
Div. Four of this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday that a defendant, who was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison for a murder he committed when he was 17 years old, is entitled to a resentencing hearing because he committed the crime with an …
(Subscription required) A Los Angeles jury awarded a $966 million verdict to the children of a woman who died from mesothelioma after using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products.
Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has sanctioned a San Diego-area criminal defense/personal injury attorney $1,500 for including a fake quotation from a real case as well as a citation to a fabricated decision in an opposition brief, finding …
Friday, California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld a San Diego Superior Court judge’s August 2024 decision confirming the success of what’s known as Measure C at the ballot box in March 2020. The measure was intended to raise the city’s hotel tax …
(Subscription required) Nearly six years after granting review, the California Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday to decide whether judges must assess a defendant's ability to pay before imposing fines, fees, and assessments -- and who bears …
The justices will hear challenges to transgender rights, voting rights and Trump tariffs. A Louisiana redistricting case could outlaw all use of race in drawing district lines.
(Subscription required) A San Diego judge denied sanctions but condemned Tyson & Mendes for miscited and non-existent authority, factual misstatements, and unverified AI-sourced research, calling the conduct unethical and corrosive.
A Palo Alto lawyer with nearly a half-century of experience admitted to an Oakland federal judge this summer that legal cases he referenced in an important court filing didn’t actually exist and appeared to be products of artificial intelligence “ …
(Subscription required) A.I. sparks both alarm and utility -- from Geoffrey Hinton's warnings to courtroom missteps -- raising questions about clarity, judgment and how future lawyers will use it.
(Subscription required) Under a program designed to ensure lawyers are maintaining client funds properly, 100 California lawyers will be notified in October that they've been selected for a mandatory review of their account-handling and record-keeping.
To celebrate, the community is invited to gather at the museum this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law three bills relating to the legal system in California, one requiring the Committee of Bar Examiners to provide a report weighing the benefits of adopting a uniform bar exam designed for nationwide use rather than …
The court’s unanimous decision upholds a 2024 decision that found that the Riverside Unified School District’s 2016 bond measure listed the construction of new schools as a possible use for the money.
Hosted by the State Bar’s Office of Access & Inclusion, the roundtable explored new and ongoing legal challenges facing veterans amid rapidly evolving federal policies and complex support systems. Participants examined issues such as the digital divide …
(Subscription required) John Eastman has appealed to the California Supreme Court to overturn a disbarment recommendation, arguing it punishes him for representing President Donald Trump and exercising constitutionally protected speech.
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