Fresno County is participating in a pilot program that raises juror compensation. Starting September 3, residents called into jury service in Fresno County will receive $100 per day, starting on the second day of service.
The Court of Appeal yesterday conditionally reversed a second-degree murder conviction based on the prosecutor repeatedly posing questions to the defendant concerning links to East Palo Alto which, during the time he lived there, was predominantly African …
The state Supreme Court rejected a challenge by San Francisco neighborhood groups to UC San Francisco’s plans for a 15-story hospital at its Parnassus Heights campus.
The difficulties stem from inconsistent policies across jail facilities and staff refusing to comply with judges’ directives, potentially violating inmates’ Sixth Amendment rights to legal counsel, the report said.
(Subscription required) The state Assembly advanced a bill to regulate the ADR industry through voluntary State Bar oversight in this week's package of legislation relating to courts and the legal profession. The bill, SB 940, was amended in May to add …
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had used the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer, or CVSA, for at least two decades to assess prisoners’ credibility during internal investigations. This went on despite a litany of research indicating …
In a filing Monday, the bar accused Spolin of 18 violations of the rules of professional conduct for attorneys and the state business code, including moral turpitude and unconscionable fees. If found culpable, he faces possible penalties ranging from …
(Subscription required) Girardi, who founded Girardi Keese in 1965, was charged with stealing $15 million from four clients. His trial began Aug. 6.
On August 23, representatives from Clark Construction Group joined California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, the Judicial Council of California staff, judges and staff of the Riverside County Superior Court, and state and county officials at a dedication …
Employers who committed to earn a seal in the program’s first year, 2023, had a year to complete the required actions. The 16 announced today include 5 law firms, 9 nonprofit organizations, and 2 government agencies: 6 earned a Gold Seal, 5 earned Silver, …
(Subscription required) Justice Kelli M. Evans, an appointee of Gov. Gavin Newsom, ruled that Tellez offered insufficient evidence that he would not have accepted the plea deal even if advised of the consequences and could not prove he was prejudiced by …
The complaint alleges that Murguia is in dereliction of her duties as chief judge for failing to open a misconduct investigation into whether District Court Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the Central District of California was aware that after proclaiming on …
Interpreters help provide litigants with meaningful access to the justice system by ensuring they understand court proceedings and have a way to accurately communicate with the court. To further increase language access to California courts, the state’s …
A presentation on how Tulare County will meet state requirements when it comes to provide services to those with severe mental health issues will be presented at the next Tulare County Board of Supervisors meeting.
In San Joaquin County, the new $15 million grant will be used to add roughly 67-beds to its continuum of care for people with mental health conditions who may also have substance use disorders and are at-risk of or are homeless.
The Biden administration, California and seven other states sued a property-management company Friday for providing software that allegedly enables landlords to inflate rents and avoid competition. Last month, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to …
A Superior Court judge ruled this week that Sonoma County must do more to ensure responsible groundwater pumping under the state’s Public Trust Doctrine. The historical doctrine holds that rivers, creeks and other waterways must be protected for the public …
(Subscription required) In a unanimous ruling, the high court held that judges have broad, but not limitless, authority to punish egregious discovery misconduct. The Civil Discovery Act must be read as a whole, and trial court judges do not have to find a …
(Subscription required) In a unanimous opinion, the high court said plaintiffs can sue a contract partner for fraudulent concealment if their claims are independent of the parties’ contractual rights and if the conduct in question harms a litigant beyond …
Finding evidence from colonial history that the Supreme Court has required to justify restrictions on firearms, a state appeals court on Thursday upheld California’s laws banning convicted felons from possessing guns or ammunition. The ruling, in a case …
