Watch video on YouTube The Tribal Court–State Court Forum marked its 15th anniversary this week, a landmark collaboration to establish California tribal and state courts as equal justice partners in serving the state that's home to the most Native …
(Subscription required) Business groups argue that a California law allowing litigants to move their claims to trial courts if their adversaries miss an arbitration firm payment violates the Federal Arbitration Act.
In a complaint filed early Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court, the Dearborn, Mich.-based car manufacturer claimed the lawyers violated the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act by working together to carry out the alleged fraud …
(Subscription required) A new report found that LLM providers including Open AI, Perplexity AI and others are susceptible to security breaches, putting law firms using gen AI at risk.
The Court of Appeal for this district yesterday declined to relieve a realtor of a $633,380.44 judgment against him stemming from his failure to repay an $85,000 loan made to him by a teenager, half his age, whom he had befriended.
His journey from under-performing on the Contracts section of the bar to being a California Supreme Court justice was a great “even we giants struggle” moment that may help some students push through roadblocks in their bar prep.
State Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) is looking to help fund drug treatment courts and make them available for residents across California under two bills as local law enforcement agencies and courts start to arrest and convict people under a new state …
Unauthorized immigrants can be deported quickly if they’re detained near the border. The Trump administration wants to expand expedited removal inland.
Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers representing the Delta say Newsom is trying to upend existing water rights and land acquisition laws, while the governor says “we’re done with barriers.”
According to new figures from the state, the Republican proposal could result in up to 3.4 million Californians losing their health coverage and put more than an estimated $30 billion in federal funding at risk — gutting the foundation of California’s …
The program, called Operation Guardian Angel, seeks “to neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy and protect Americans from criminal illegal aliens incarcerated in county jails by issuing federal arrest warrants for them,” according to the U.S. …
California’s greenhouse gas emissions have been down 20% since 2000, which Newsom’s office has attributed to an increase in renewable fuels and electric vehicle sales. But that progress could be threatened. Recently, 35 Democrats in the U.S. House joined …
The Butler opinion, Kline contends, “resurrects all the constitutional and other problems created by the structure of indeterminate sentencing” and it is partially to blame for current prison overcrowding because of its “validation of the Board’s refusal …
A Southern California school district’s ban on teaching “critical race theory” — the history and culture of civil rights and racial discrimination — violates its students’ educational rights, a state appeals court ruled Monday.
The Court of Appeal for this district has held that a judge, in ruling on motions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §664.6 to enforce a settlement agreement, overstepped his bounds of authority by declaring that all sides had fully performed and …
(Subscription required) In the courtroom, where speech is the primary currency, understanding how language is perceived, particularly nonstandard or racialized dialects, is critical to achieving justice.
Hon. Erica Yew and Court-Situated Assessment Team Honored with Community Heroes AwardsKaren.Datangel Mon, 05/19/2025 - 14:32 Fromthecourts
“You are advocates. You are defenders. You are officers of the court, guardians of the rule of law—with the fate of our democracy in your hands,” Liu told 410 graduates at UC Law SF’s 144th Commencement Ceremony, held May 12 at the Bill Graham Civic …
Shasta County's $175 million Superior Court building in Redding, which abruptly closed early this week after being damaged by a water leak, will not reopen on Monday, May 19, as had been announced.
The California Government Code provides for aspects of the Legislature and the legislative process in this state. There have been many court decisions over the past century interpreting key provisions of the Government Code. The following cases highlight …
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