Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has held that an arbitrator exceeded his authority by not awarding statutorily mandated attorney fees to a plaintiff who prevailed on his claim against his employer for failure to issue accurate itemized …
The Board of Supervisors is sending a letter to the Judicial Council of California recommending selection of the U.S. Forest Service’s Nevada City office for the new Nevada County courthouse. The site, at 631 Coyote St., is also preferred by the Nevada …
“The CARE Court is another tool in our toolbox to get people linked with services,” said Jei Africa, director of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. Family members, first responders, and the county can petition someone for CARE Court, …
The powerful State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday approved a long-debated policy that will require hundreds of urban water suppliers to reduce the amount of water they provide over the next 15 years.
This November, voters will decide the fate of 10 thorny policy proposals, including crime, health care, rent control and taxes.
Lakeport’s long-awaited new courthouse project will have its groundbreaking this week. The Lake County Superior Court is inviting the community to the event, which will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, at the site of the new building, 675 Lakeport …
San Mateo County, whose latest point-in-time counts show an 18% uptick in unhoused individuals since 2022 and a 70% uptick since 2017, said in a recent news release that local officials deem the program “key” in getting the vulnerable individuals within …
The California Supreme Court held yesterday, in a 5-2 decision, that the prosecution, in seeking commitment under the Sexually Violent Predator Act, may retain its own expert to testify at trial as to whether the defendant comes under the act but may not …
Nearly every major environmental group in California opposes a bill that would modify the state’s signature environmental law to speed up upgrades to power lines. Supporters say it would help free the state from fossil fuels and make the grid more reliable …
(Subscription required) Full-time court employees with at least five years of continuous service will be eligible for a $35,000 payment to resign by Oct 1. The court expects to eliminate up to 130 positions through a combination of buyouts and eliminating …
(Subscription required) In its decision, the high court sent internet industry challenges back to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh circuits to examine whether the statutes' unconstitutional applications "substantially outweigh …
Life for many California residents is about to change on Monday. That’s when several new state laws take effect. They range from a gun tax and a ban on hidden business fees to updated rules on repairing electronic devices, security deposits and school …
On Friday, after two months of deliberation, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 opinion, ruled that Grants Pass, Ore., a town with a population of 40,000 and about 600 homeless residents, is legally allowed to cite people who sleep outdoors on public property, …
Agencies “have no special competence in resolving statutory ambiguities. Courts do,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a 6-3 majority overturning the court’s 1984 ruling in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Under that ruling, when the …
Kern County Superior Court Judge Judith K. Dulcich has been reappointed to the Judicial Council of California for a three-year term beginning Sept. 15, this time as a voting member. Jun 29, 2024
An 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled recently that the California legislature did not act unconstitutionally in subjecting app-based work arrangements in the transportation and delivery industries to the …
Rothman wrote three editions of the California Judicial Conduct Handbook between 1989 and 2005 and contributed to the fourth edition published in 2018. The tome is a mainstay of on- and off-the-bench guidance for judges on compliance with canons and ethics …
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, said fining and arresting homeless people does not violate constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishments under the Eighth Amendment.
California’s constitution allows forced labor as a form of criminal punishment. That would change if voters approve an anti-slavery amendment this fall.
(Subscription required) The court affirmed the longstanding practice of allowing hearsay evidence that would not be admissible in a trial but also found that prosecutors did not submit enough evidence in this case.
