The Superior Court of California, County of Kern sought to prove their dedication to improving access to justice through introducing an online tool. The Court introduced MyCitations, an innovative online tool that determines the ability to pay fines, …
The three lower basin states of Arizona, California, and Nevada whittled their take from the river last year. Their combined consumption of just under 5.8 million acre-feet is the lowest annual total since 1983. That represents a decline of 13 percent …
How California is affected by Supreme Court’s rejection of federal bump stock banMartin.Novitski Fri, 06/14/2024 - 09:27 NewsLink Despite Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning federal regulations barring bump stocks, the attachments that convert …
This AI cohort includes 11 experts from top tech companies, startups, and organizations around the country. Meeting the government-wide needs specific to AI, they will begin a yearlong tour of duty in civil service, embedded at eight federal agencies. …
This June, California courts and the Judicial Council of California join the nation in recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride Month. We've spoken with a few of our LGBTQ+ identifying judges and justices about their experiences serving on the bench and how increasing …
Kern County Superior Court Judge Bernard Barmann Jr. issued no ruling Wednesday in the case that focuses on the process for recognizing agricultural worker unions. A trial date has not yet been scheduled.
(Subscription required) California's courts of appeal have largely upheld a law that requires companies to pay their arbitration bills within 30 days or risk having consumer and employment claims filed against them removed to court.
In its first ruling on reproductive rights since overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit that questioned the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Justices Goodwin Liu and Kelli Evans recorded dissenting votes from yesterday’s denial of review in People v. Powell, and Justice Evans filed a separate statement, joined by Justice Liu.
In 2019 and 2020, three Black men were accused of, and jailed for, crimes they didn’t commit after police used face recognition to falsely identify them. Their wrongful arrest lawsuits are still pending, but their cases bring to light how AI-enabled tools …
Plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit over the Kern River filed a petition asking the California Supreme Court to review an order that tossed out an injunction many had anticipated would guarantee a flowing river through Bakersfield.
(Subscription required) The Los Angeles Superior Court tossed four complaints by school districts in California, Rhode Island, Florida and Washington against Google, Meta, TikTok and Snapchat. The schools sought damages for costs associated with mental …
(Subscription required) Los Angeles County Superior Court will test an updated version of LACourtConnect in certain probate courtrooms that will allow attorneys appearing remotely to check in the same day up to a few minutes before their hearing. The trial …
Working with the Tulare Lake Irrigation District, DWR and the Tachi Yokut Tribe entered into a contractual agreement to institute both a temporary and permanent transfer of water resulting in over 600-acre feet of additional water for the area.
California laws banning firearms sales at county fairs and on other public properties do not violate the rights of gun sellers or buyers, who remain free to conduct their transactions elsewhere, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
(Subscription required) California’s worker misclassification law withstood another legal attack Monday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that state lawmakers acted rationally in targeting companies that provide services through app …
US Courts’ Safety Valve Threatens to Burst as Senior Judges ExitMartin.Novitski Wed, 06/12/2024 - 09:10 NewsLink The Eastern District has more than 700 weighted filings per judgeship, and 1,300 pending cases per judgeship. That’s the highest of California’ …
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law creating Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court — or CARE Court — in September 2022. The court’s goal is to help people with severe mental illness find another pathway to receive support and care. The program …
California lawmakers acted legally in 2019 when they classified drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft and delivery services such as Doordash and Instacart as employees rather than contractors, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The Third District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a judge may consider the facts of the underlying crime, as established by trial transcripts, in evaluating a criminal defendant’s post-conviction request for diversion under a 2018 law providing for …
