(Subscription required) A constitutional challenge to the SEC's long-standing "no deny" policy was rejected, but attorneys plan to take the fight further.
In People v. Dain, a 6-1 Supreme Court yesterday held a superior court that made a legal error in deciding to not sentence a defendant under the Three Strikes law should be given another shot at ruling instead of being directed to impose a Three Strikes …
The University of California is discriminating against students who are undocumented immigrants by refusing to hire most of them for campus jobs unless they have work authorization from the federal government, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Chula Vista will ask the California Supreme Court to review a ruling on disclosing police drone footage amid ongoing privacy and investigation concerns.
Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal—faced with the question of whether “necessity” is a defense to a charge of escape from custody by a felon when the motivating circumstance is to save a third party from harm—yesterday answered that it might …
In In re Ja.O., the Supreme Court today addresses under what circumstances California statutes complementing the federal Indian Child Welfare Act require a county welfare department to inquire of extended family members whether a child placed in temporary …
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan participated in a conversation at the 2025 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Monterey, California. In this clip, she discusses her views on concurring opinions.
The measure, which has passed the Senate and is awaiting a vote in the Assembly, is among the first in the country to address law enforcement’s use of AI to produce incident reports. Proponents of the bill say it’s critical to understand how police reports …
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 26 new bills into California law, addressing a wide range of issues across the state. New legislation aims to tackle some of California’s most pressing challenges, from high living costs and limited housing supply to access to …
In People v. Faial, the Supreme Court yesterday held that 2020 legislation limiting probation for many felonies to two years not only shortens longer probations imposed before the statutory change, but also wipes out earlier probation revocations occurring …
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said she is “deeply concerned” by reports that federal authorities are arresting people at state courthouses. That statement came just days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers …
This month, the California Judicial Council, which oversees the largest court system in the country, approved groundbreaking rules regulating generative AI use by judges, clerks and court staff. By September 1, every courthouse from San Diego to Siskiyou …
The Police Records Access Project database, now available to the public, contains roughly 1.5 million pages of records from 12,000 officer-misconduct and use-of-force cases in California.
The Supreme Court of California today published its oral argument calendar for 2026. The court will continue its practice of hearing oral argument in courtrooms around the state—sessions will be held in San Francisco (in January, March, May, September, and …
(Subscription required) “Making courthouses a focus of immigration enforcement hinders, rather than helps, the administration of justice by deterring witnesses and victims from coming forward and discouraging individuals from asserting their rights,” Chief …
A month ago, the Chief Justice did not respond specifically to a Los Angeles Times report of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents of people leaving a Los Angeles courthouse. At the time, a California Courts spokesperson said there was “ …
(Subscription required) The ruling revived a lawsuit by a man rear-ended by an ambulance. The justices drew a sharp line between professional medical duties owed to patients and the broader duty of care owed to the public.
(Subscription required) Her comments come amid growing reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appearing at local courthouses in recent days, a practice long opposed by judicial leaders and advocates for immigrants' rights. Jul 31, …
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero today issued the following statement about federal immigration enforcement actions being conducted at California courthouses: I am deeply concerned about reports of multiple federal immigration enforcement actions …
The California Supreme Court looks set to resolve a question about taxpayer standing in Taking Offense v. State of California (S270535) and Office of the State Public Defender v. Bonta (S284496): does the common law recognize taxpayer standing actions …
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