Div. Five of this district’s Court of Appeal has held that a childhood sexual abuse victim’s use of a therapy dog while testifying, as permitted by statute, does not violate the constitutional rights of the defendant by improperly boosting credibility by …
By nudging schools to prioritize civic education, we can prepare a generation of students who are not only academically accomplished but also socially conscious and ready to engage with the challenges of the modern world. Oct 2, 2024
The State Bar's Office of Chief Trial Counsel says Maria Leanos held herself out to be a licensed attorney at her East County law office and through her advertising of her legal services on social media.
East Palo Alto, a small working-class city that can feel a world away from its Silicon Valley neighbors, is among a handful of California departments, including Campbell, San Mateo, Bishop and Fresno, that have started to use or test the AI-powered …
(Subscription required) SB 940, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, will create a voluntary, state bar-run program to certify ADR firms and neutrals found to be in compliance with ethics rules.
A year after the program went live in seven counties — San Francisco, Glenn, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego — and ten months after it launched in Los Angeles County, petitions appear to be trickling in slower than expected and …
Nathaniel McGuire, 20, was charged by federal officials last week with maliciously damaging a building with an explosive. He is also being charged with arson of forest land in connection with three fires that occurred on the outskirts of Santa Maria, a …
California’s Committee of Bar Examiners approved launching a propriety bar exam to be created by Kaplan Exam Services for the February administration and will submit updated petitions for the California Supreme Court to reconsider.
Attorneys for 22 cities have filed a petition asking the California Supreme Court to review the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s implementation of a zero-bail policy last year that eliminated cash bail for all but the most serious of crimes.
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On Monday, September 23, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero celebrated achievements in civics in a familiar place, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD). A year earlier, she visited Gilbert High School just six miles away with the same purpose, to …
(Subscription required) A state bar committee on Monday endorsed plans to use a Kaplan-written multiple choice test on the February 2025 bar exam, paving the way for the California Supreme Court to give the proposal a fresh review.
(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday moved to fill vacancies on the Second District Court of Appeal, nominating three current judges to join the Los Angeles appellate court. The governor also named seven superior court judges on Monday, …
The Bozenich Family Trust, with Nathaniel D. Carey as trustee, has petitioned Santa Barbara Superior Court to confirm title to 55 acre-feet of water rights that Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District records show transferred to Golden Hills Community …
(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom will turn to a former California Supreme Court justice to help craft "workable guardrails" for generative artificial intelligence after vetoing related legislation aimed at preventing the emerging …
Today is California Native American Day, a moment to recall California’s dark and painful history of genocide against Indian peoples. But it is also a moment of hope, as the state is taking notable steps towards equality.
CARE courts in nine counties have helped more than 700 people with untreated schizophrenia spectrum or psychotic disorders get treatment and housing since the program launched last year, according to the governor’s office. All counties will start offering …
Starting Tuesday, residents can begin making referrals to Kern County health services to enter themselves or a close associate for CARE Court, a new state program aimed at bringing people suffering from mental health disorders into support services.
But their concerns have eased since their son became one of the first participants of San Francisco’s CARE Court, a voluntary program conceived by Gov. Gavin Newsom to get people struggling with severe mental illness — most notably homeless people …
Tenant advocates say giving renters 10 days to respond to eviction notices, up from 5, will help those who live in rural areas and have trouble finding legal help. Some landlords argue it will increase their costs.
