Gov. Gavin Newsom touted his administration’s plans Tuesday to build the first reservoir in decades in Northern California as the solution to maintaining the state’s water supply as extreme weather becomes a more regular occurrence. The governor argued the …
Div. Three of the First District Court of Appeal held yesterday that there had been a due-process violation in the case of a man charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm who had been subjected to pretrial incarceration of nearly six years—a period …
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday addressed a disagreement in district courts over what standard applies in lawsuits seeking redress for an insurer’s failure to comply with California Insurance Code provisions which require certain …
The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which along with local agencies provides water to 19 million people, voted Tuesday to allocate about $142 million for pre-construction and planning costs for the Delta Conveyance Project. …
California Lawyers Association (CLA) submitted an amicus letter on December 5, 2024, in support of the Petition for Writ of Mandate and/or Prohibition that was filed with the California Supreme Court and is aimed at addressing California’s court reporter …
That announcement came during a press conference Monday a little over a week after the initiative, called CARE Court, officially launched in Sacramento County. The court allows family members, health care providers and others to request that people …
Warning labels for social media gained swift bipartisan support from dozens of attorneys general, including Bonta, after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to establish the requirements earlier this year, saying social media is a …
On Nov. 14, the State Bar of California’s trustees approved a proposed rule change to automatically expunge nondisbarment attorney discipline records after eight years. The proposal now goes to the California Supreme Court for review and approval.
A care team from the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department oversees and coordinates services, including behavioral health treatment, support services, stabilization medication and a housing plan, says the press release. Each individual …
Fifth-grade students from nine local elementary schools throughout Monterey County (from Big Sur to San Ardo) participated in this year’s effort. Nine Monterey County Superior Court judicial officers volunteered their time to participate in this important …
Jeff Nguyen reports from Compton, where he profiles the Los Angeles County judge who oversees the HOPE program, or Helping our Parents Excel, which aims at reuniting families separated by Child Protective Services investigations once it's deemed safe …
(Subscription required) “[T]he Government’s aim is to preclude a foreign adversary from manipulating public dialogue," Judge Douglas Ginsburg wrote for the appellate court. "To that end, the Act narrowly addresses foreign adversary control of an …
The state's court reporter shortage is creating "an access to justice crisis," particularly for low-income litigants who can't afford to hire private court reporters, a situation exacerbated by a state law that bars the electronic …
Presiding Judge Gus Barrera announced on Monday that the Lodi branch, located at 217 W. Elm St., will reopen on Monday, Feb. 23. Criminal arraignments, re-trial conferences and motions for misdemeanors and out-of-custody matters will be heard at the branch …
State officials said they plan to continue to fight over the measure — passed by voters in March in the coastal city of 200,000 people — in the court of appeal. An Orange County Superior Court judge last month found it was too soon for the state to bring …
Div. Four of the Court of Appeal for this district held, in an opinion certified for publication yesterday, that a statute providing for the preferential treatment of certain family members in custody matters after a child has been removed from parental …
A State Bar of California working group, which took up the issue of whether and how the bar should continue to weigh applicants' participation in campus protests when determining if they have the moral character to become licensed attorneys, said that …
Pamela Edwards, who no longer works for the county’s Superior Court, was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday morning. She stands accused of violating a court order, after releasing a search warrant in another criminal case to the media last year.
According to Santa Clara County Superior Court officials, scammers are posing as court clerks or law enforcement officers, using counterfeit images and false information to trick people into sharing personal details or paying fraudulent fines.
(Subscription required) The suit, brought by two legal aid groups, says a shortage of certified court reporters has created a crisis for litigants who need records of their proceedings.
