The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara hosted Educator’s Day 2025 on Thursday, October 23, 2025, a full-day program that brought together educators, administrators, judicial officers, and community partners to strengthen collaboration …
(Subscription required) The terms of the agreement with UCLA would require, among other conditions, it to discontinue race- and ethnicity-based scholarships and eliminate the requirement for diversity statements in faculty hiring and promotion processes …
The 2025-26 budget provides $17.3 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $569 million, or 3 percent, below the revised 2024-25 …
(Subscription required) Justices instead approved only installment-payment clarifications, adopted (with modifications) cross-state license recognition for military personnel and spouses, and appointed Pasadena Assistant City Attorney Alison R. Worthington …
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday that case law establishing that a plaintiff who pursues statutory damages against a business under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, based on unequal access, must show a bona fide intent to use the …
The structural steel phase of the construction of the new courthouse for Mendocino County has been completed, according to Dave Canada, project manager for Hensel Phelps Construction Company.
Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday, in a matter of first impression, that a provision of the Racial Justice Act, providing that an error relating to the ruling on an objection to the exercise of a peremptory challenge is to be …
The preliminary injunction would essentially extend a temporary restraining order that U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued in July, requiring federal immigration agencies to allow legal visitation at the B-18 detention facility seven …
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled on State Bar proposals affecting disciplinary rules for attorneys and the licensing of members of the military, while also appointing a new judge to the State Bar Court.
VIDEOCONFERENCE—The Judicial Council at its October 24 business meeting heard a report that a “kin-first culture”—a system that prioritizes placing children with their extended family network—results in fewer behavioral health problems, less placement …
(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday turned to a handful of current and former federal attorneys, including a Biden Homeland Security appointee, to fill 12 trial court vacancies across the state.
(Subscription required) A soon-to-launch portal will allow residents to submit data-deletion requests to hundreds of data brokers in a single transaction. Other looming mandates require companies to be transparent about how they use AI in decision-making …
(Subscription required) A preliminary CalHR calculation shows no judicial pay increase for 2025-26, marking the first freeze since the pandemic as state leaders confront a $21 billion deficit.
National Guard troops won’t be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes because a judge on Wednesday extended her temporary restraining order indefinitely.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday denied a petition for en banc rehearing in a case in which a divided panel determined that the National Labor Relations Board did not abuse its discretion in ordering make-whole relief to Macy’s employees …
(Subscription required) A former major crimes prosecutor who tried more than 100 jury cases, Judge Victor Avila now applies his methodical, patient approach to small-claims and eviction matters.
On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, the California Supreme Court convened in Monterey’s Colton Hall for a special session of oral argument, marking a historic return to the birthplace of the California Constitution and the Court’s first appearance in Monterey …
A trial judge evinced insufficient regard for the religious convictions of a father who, as a practicing Sikh, wanted his children’s hair uncut, Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal declared yesterday, holding that it was an abuse of discretion …
Div. Three of this district’s Court of Appeal has held that summary judgment was properly granted to an automotive repair shop that was sued for negligence relating to a crash involving a vehicle stolen from the facility by the owner’s grandson, finding …
(Subscription required) In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the 9th Circuit held that federal evidence rules bar using a nolo contendere plea to defeat a §1983 claim under Heck v. Humphrey, reinstating a prisoner's excessive-force lawsuit against two Kern …
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