Civil cases took about 12.5 months from party briefing completion until oral argument. Non-capital criminal cases took about nine months. We also tracked the interval between the preliminary oral argument notification letter and the court ordering a case …
A California federal judge on Tuesday consolidated three lawsuits against exam vendor Meazure Learning over California's problem-plagued February bar exam. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in Oakland in his order, opens new tab also appointed attorneys …
(Subscription required) Tom Girardi's lawyers pleaded for the judge to impose a noncustodial sentence so that their client, who turns 86 years old Tuesday and has dementia, could serve his sentence at a memory care unit in assisted living. "Today …
A recent California law raises the standard for when prosecutors can charge accomplices to killings with felony murder. A case testing that law recently reached the state supreme court.
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In People v. Emanuel, the Supreme Court today holds that Senate Bill 1437, 2018 legislation that limited accomplice liability for murder, mandates eliminating a felony-murder conviction for a defendant who participated in a fatal robbery but whose …
More than 200 people who took California’s disastrous February bar exam will go from failing to passing under a new round of grading changes approved on Friday, boosting the test’s overall pass rate from 56% to 63% — nearly double the state's …
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed states to continue to ban semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles, which can be fired repeatedly without reloading and are owned by millions of Americans. But the issue is far from settled. Only two of the nine …
The case centers on whether the utilities commission, known as the CPUC, made the legally correct call when it changed the rules regarding how the estimated 2 million rooftop solar customers in California get compensated when their systems generate more …
The opinion is expected to address whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding that defendant acted with reckless indifference to human life and therefore was ineligible for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6. The …
Computer programs frequently stopped and started while transmitting questions. Some of the questions were mistakenly imported from the “Baby Bar,” a lower-level exam given to first-year law students. Proctors assigned to monitor exam sites were reported to …
A widely anticipated list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line …
Self-represented litigants in California have free legal resources available to them. The Judicial Council’s Self-Help Guide gets over 7 million visitors each year and is also available in Spanish. Language resources, including instructions on how to …
San Bernardino Superior Court Hosts Mandatory Probate E-File Town HallCorren, Blaine Tue, 05/27/2025 - 10:16 Fromthecourts
Veterans Treatment Court Receives San Diego County Bar Association Award Recognizing Invaluable Contributions from Volunteer MentorsCorren, Blaine Thu, 05/29/2025 - 10:05 Fromthecourts
Text Scam Alert: Fake Traffic Citation Payment RequestCorren, Blaine Thu, 05/29/2025 - 10:23 Fromthecourts
Electronic Service In Family Law Matters – Effective: July 1, 2025Corren, Blaine Fri, 05/30/2025 - 10:20 Fromthecourts
Completed in the summer of 2024, the new Menifee Justice Center in Riverside County stands as a symbol of the judicial branch’s commitment to increasing access to justice and court services for county residents. Recognizing this facility upgrade for the …
Currently, DOF team members comb through volumes of legislative material, including over 1000 legislative bills and proposals annually. Working together with Authorium, DOF aims to significantly reduce the manual workload associated with drafting bill …
Lots of action at the Supreme Court’s double conference yesterday. The court ruled on 195 matters, including: LGBTQ discrimination, Death penalty appellate jurisdiction, Appealability, Claims procedure preemption, Indian tribe child support depublication …
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