Div. Three of the First District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a trial judge erred in finding that California lacks specific personal jurisdiction over Citgo Petroleum Corporation—a subsidiary of the Venezuelan national oil company with headquarters …
(Subscription required) California will no longer count veterans' service-connected disability compensation as income when determining eligibility for superior court fee waivers under legislation signed into law this year.
According to the California Highway Patrol, drivers should be prepared for new traffic laws aimed at improving safety on both highways and local streets.
California’s ban on the open carry of firearms in most parts of the state is unconstitutional, a San Francisco-based federal appeals court ruled Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that the ban, which applied to counties with …
This year it’s apparent that the California Supreme Court has settled into a new normal. As our results show, over the past five years the court’s metrics in general have been rather consistent.
Div. Three of the Court of Appeal for this district has declared that in deciding whether a prevailing party is entitled to an award of attorney fees based on legal work done by his or her attorney/spouse, the inquiry should not be whether a true attorney- …
The panel agreed with a trial judge that Water Resources hadn't met its burden to show the controversial project qualifies as a modification of the existing infrastructure for which the department has authority to issue bonds.
Senate Bill 27, which took effect in 2026, will expand the CARE Act to include individuals with bipolar I disorder with psychotic features. The bill also allows nurse practitioners and physician assistants to sign mental health declarations, thereby …
AB 1071 provides three much-needed fixes to the Racial Justice Act (RJA), improving access to counsel, information, and remedies. Starting in January, courts must appoint an attorney to anyone unable to afford one who wishes to bring an RJA claim. AB 1071 …
The First District Court of Appeal has rejected the position of the Office of Attorney General that a 2024 voter-enacted measure cracking down on possessors of hard drugs with two or more priors are ineligible for pre-trial mental health diversion.
On Friday, December 19, a wide range of community leaders gathered at the Napa County Superior Court to recognize Judge Francisca P. Tisher for thirty years of service on the bench and for her ground-breaking achievements as the first woman appointed as a …
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, appointed by former President Obama, ruled that in light of the “abrupt departure from their past policies of not sharing or using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes,” both the HHS and the Department of …
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would have required California schools to allow teachers to inform parents if a student identifies as transgender. This temporary stay preserves the current policy while the court …
Div. Six of this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday that a petition for resentencing, filed under a statutory scheme adopted after the Legislature amended the definition of murder in 2019 to limit implied malice liability, may be denied at the prima …
Div. Eight of this district’s Court of Appeal has held that a trial judge properly denied an anti-SLAPP motion filed by a journalist, who was White House assistant press secretary under President George W. Bush, as to claims that in 2022 and 2023, he …
A California new law expands CARE Court, a mental health program championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, to include some people diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, expands who is eligible for CARE Court. Under the original …
Low-income defendants who are convicted of crimes can’t be assessed fines and fees they can’t afford in order to pay for programs such as electronic monitoring, drug laboratories and court construction, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday imposed a $3,000 sanction on the Santa Monica law firm of Laurel Employment Law, APC based on it having advised the court that a settlement had been reached when it hadn’t been, causing a scheduled …
More than 500 laws were passed in 2025 impacting the courts. Many of these laws will support the judicial branch to meet the needs of court users with diverse backgrounds and interests. Immigration California law offers some of the strongest protections …
Immigrant drivers of trucks and other commercial vehicles in California sued the state on Tuesday for canceling about 20,000 licenses, saying officials bowed to pressure from the Trump administration and violated state laws allowing renewal of the licenses …
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