There were 1,814 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 402,080 in the last 365 days.
The Superior Court of Santa Clara County hosted its third Color of Justice program designed to excite and inform a diverse gathering of students about careers in law-related professions. This was the first year the court was able to hold the event in …
Eight years after California required public schools to heed students’ choice of their gender identity in an effort to keep them safe and free of discrimination, conservative groups are arguing in court that the schools are violating parents’ right to …
A California appeals court ruled Friday that a $312 million plan to turn Berkeley’s historic People’s Park into housing for about 1,100 students and more than 100 of the homeless people who regularly camp on the 2.8-acre site fails to address environmental …
The moratorium, which prevents most evictions across the county, is among the last remaining in the Bay Area and throughout the state. Landlords have filed lawsuits, petitioned local officials and one even planned a hunger strike in hopes of putting an end …
Before taking the bench, Detjen had a long career as a deputy district attorney in Madera and Fresno counties. She then spent much of her decade as a Madera County Superior Court judge hearing criminal cases. Detjen estimated the 5th District justices …
California counties are now keeping more people out of jail while they await trial and maintaining community safety thanks to an influx of funding dedicated to advancing pretrial services. In 2021, legislators allocated $140 million for counties to either …
California school districts can apply for up to $500,000 to increase the number of high students earning the State Seal of Civic Engagement.
California Department of Justice opens needed investigation into troubled Riverside County Sheriff’s DepartmentAnonymous (not verified) Thu, 02/23/2023 - 04:26 NewsLink Hopefully this investigation is just the beginning of accountability in the deeply …
A proposal asks a federal judiciary rules committee to adopt a rule under which once an attorney is licensed in a state and admitted to one district court, they could practice in all 94 district ... Feb 23, 2023
(Subscription required) “As a prosecutor my job was to seek justice, and to advocate for justice,” he said. “My role now as a judge is not to advocate for justice but to ensure that is done.”
Recent social media posts from courts and educators in California tell the stories of courtrooms staying open on nights and weekends for the return of the Mock Trial Program, an annual competition held remotely for the last two years. Due to the …
A Los Angeles County lawmaker is pursuing legislation that would expand the use of electronic recording in state court proceedings, a proposal expected to draw heavy opposition from certified court reporters and their labor union. Sen. Susan Rubio, D- …
The state Supreme Court rejected a challenge Wednesday to a ruling that said school districts in California cannot require their students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because only the state government can issue such a mandate.
Whiskey is usually mentioned in criminal court only when someone drinks too much and then goes driving. But after a state Supreme Court order in a Bay Area case Wednesday, it can also be considered a weapon used to start an arson fire.
We recently speculated about how much a 2015 Supreme Court policy change that dramatically increased the number of grant-and-hold orders in criminal cases has added to the court’s workload. We underestimated. The flaw in our analysis was guessing at the …
During a brief court hearing Tuesday morning, Mendocino County Judge Keith Faulder announced optional available venues had been narrowed down to Marin and Colusa counties. According to the Judicial Council of California, venue changes are allowed if a …
More Asian Americans are turning out to vote than ever before, but to what extent do they participate in other civic and political activities? A survey of Asian Americans in California provides some answers.
A Trump-era rule limiting states’ powers to regulate industrial discharges into rivers was restored on Tuesday after a federal appeals court ruled that a district judge granting the EPA’s request for a voluntary remand of a Clean Water Act rule did not …
“My dad gave me a very good piece of advice on my first day as a lawyer, and that was if you have integrity, nothing else matters, and if you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters,” said Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shannon K. Cooley, who …
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday continued his push to fill vacancies on California’s appellate courts by filing nominations for justices in three districts. The governor has nominated seven justices in the last three weeks. The governor also appointed eight …
