There were 222 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 393,985 in the last 365 days.
The state’s lawsuit accuses Huntington Beach of stifling affordable housing projects and infringing on the rights of homeowners to build additional dwelling units on their properties. Huntington Beach fired back hours later with a federal lawsuit of its …
Four years ago these guys argued that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on executions was a limited and temporary stopgap that raised separation-of-powers issues, exceeded executive power, and undermined the electorate’s will. Little has …
According to a report that was released last year, San Joaquin County needs at least six judges to adequately handle the load of cases that works its way through the county’s criminal justice system. And now the county needs only five.
Amid an unclear policy within the California State Bar, the agency altered licensee website profiles for alumni of UC Hastings College of the Law to the school’s new name, then back to Hastings, then back to the new name, according to a statement from the …
The plaintiffs’ lead attorney, Jay Edelson of Edelson PC, detailed in an email Wednesday the importance of the case as artificial intelligence grows increasingly prevalent in the practice of law. “We are definitely at the cusp of an AI revolution in …
Lawmakers appeared to support continued, limited use of video appearances in some court matters but electronic recording still faces significant opposition from court reporters and their labor unions. Mar 7, 2023
Under the court’s policy announced in 2021, the motions to unseal should cause the clemency recommendation request records to be returned to Newsom with directions for him to show why at least some of the records should remain confidential. Once he has …
Vaccinations against COVID-19 are recommended, but not required, for schoolchildren in California. When a judge orders vaccination for a youngster living in a group home, however, a state appeals court says the youth must comply despite a parent's …
In 2017, Heather Rose Brown was convicted of first-degree murder in Shasta County Court for the death of her five-day-old daughter, as the infant had been poisoned with morphine and methamphetamine through the mother’s breast milk. The state Supreme Court’ …
Testifying in support of then-Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero’s nomination to be California’s chief justice, her colleague Justice Martin Jenkins noted that Guerrero had first arrived at the court “at the busiest time in our court’s term. That’s the …
After graduating law school at UCLA, Weisler worked in law firms for a few years before taking a job as a research attorney for the Orange County Superior Court. Two years ago, the court-appointed him to a commissioner post.
A state bar committee on Friday finished drafting a proposed rule that would require California lawyers to report to the state bar any colleague who commits a crime. The proposed Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3 says that in addition to crimes, lawyers who …
Tani Cantil-Sakauye’s term as California’s Chief Justice ended two months ago. But yesterday marks the end of her Supreme Court service. Cantil-Sakauye’s last oral argument calendar was in December. The final two opinions from that calendar filed yesterday …
Multiple attorneys, who mostly remained anonymous in written public comments, criticized a proposed State Bar requirement to report misconduct by their colleagues as leading to compelled speech, decreased civility in the profession and further alienation …
A woman who uses dangerous drugs while pregnant can be charged with murder if her child dies soon after birth — but not with first-degree murder, the state Supreme Court says, unless there is evidence she intended to kill the infant.
For decades, America dropped the ball on teaching students about democratic governance processes. Now it’s being seen as essential to repairing a battered democracy.
This past month, the California Supreme Court granted a petition to review the Court of Appeal’s decision in Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. The Court of Appeal in Camp departed from a longstanding precedent, See’s Candy Shops, Inc. v. Superior Court, …
These are the statistics that Newsom wanted to highlight: 146 (51%) of his judges are women; At least 169 (59%) are people of color. Newsom has gone out of his way to make demographic “firsts” with his appointments. On the state Supreme Court, Newsom …
A panel in California, the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam, has recommended that the state continue to require a bar exam for attorney licensure but develop its unique test. The recommendation follows a joint effort between the …
More women and racial and ethnic minorities are joining California's courts as judges, according to a statutorily mandated report released Wednesday. Mar 1, 2023
