(Subscription required) “We all need to be checking our work,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Allison Goddard of the Southern District of California said at a panel at Legalweek 2025. “I think as the tools get better, we might get more complacent.”
Young Adult Court is a pilot program in the Orange County Superior Court that aims to reduce recidivism and promote positive life outcomes for men ages 18 through 25 who have encountered trouble with the law.
(Subscription required) Los Angeles County Superior Court has teamed with juvenile justice leaders to evaluate its juvenile system, aiming to highlight strengths and address shortcomings under the guidance of Supervising Judge Miguel Espinoza.
In a move aimed at enhancing public accessibility, the Sacramento County Superior Court will expand operating hours for traffic, small claims, and unlawful detainer cases at the Carol Miller Justice Center starting April 7. This development comes as part …
On Monday, the California Court of Appeals upheld a ruling stating that a 2021 California Coastal Commission decision banning OHV recreation by 2024 at the Oceano Dunes was not within the California Coastal Commission's (CCC) rights.
Hochman said regardless of what the governor does, as long as the death penalty was allowed under California law, “the district attorney has to do his job and put the death penalty on the table for consideration.”
The decision upholds a regulation issued in 2022 by the Biden administration that was strongly supported by police and prosecutors.
(Subscription required) Robert Finnerty, now at Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo in Encino, California, faces disciplinary charges for failing to inform clients about their $53 million settlement.
The California Coastal Commission argued off-roaders damage fragile habitat in Oceano Dunes. Only San Luis Obispo County can outright ban them though, a panel of judges ruled.
Lench, who has served on the commission since 2019, succeeds college professor Michael Moodian, whose term ended Feb. 28. She has served on the Superior Court since 2002, an appointee of then-Gov. Gray Davis.
(Subscription required) A new day brings a new emergency Trump appeal to the Supreme Court. Plus: Why did Monday's voting rights hearing veer into a discussion about complying with court orders?
(Subscription required) The Second District Court of Appeal's 2024 ruling that cannabis cultivation in the Golden State is illegal, "no matter how much California voters and the Legislature might try," is no longer precedential.
The Supreme Court yesterday named Erin Rosenberg to lead the court’s Civil Central Staff. Rosenberg, who will becoming the staff’s director on May 5, is replacing Lisa Walker.
Justices with the 5th District Court of Appeal peppered attorneys with questions about the application of state water law and the fight over Kern River flows during arguments in Fresno on Thursday.
(Subscription required) Patrick Henry's demand of "Give me liberty, or give me death!" reflected his belief in local self-governance and the judiciary's role in protecting liberty from centralized power, a principle he championed …
Another conference with no straight grants, but Supreme Court depublishes pot opinionKaren.Datangel Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:27 NewsLink The court denied review in JCCrandall, LLC v. County of Santa Barbara, but it depublished the Second District, Division Six …
In more than 18 minutes of footage attached to his written opinion, Judge Lawrence VanDyke displayed guns in his chambers, added and removed large-capacity attachments and told viewers that the court’s majority had “a basic misunderstanding of how firearms …
(Subscription required) Plaintiffs who reject settlement offers but then settle their claims before going to trial do not escape the reach of California's cost-shifting law, the state Supreme Court held on Thursday.
(Subscription required) What legal services organizations need right now is the leadership and championship of passionate board members who are committed to the organization's mission and clients.
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Gary Rivlin says regulation is a key component to controlling how AI is used: "I personally think AI could be an amazing thing around health, medicine, scientific discoveries, education, a wide array of …
