California Supreme Court
Recent News About California Supreme Court
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Vacant seat on California Supreme Court opens door for first openly gay justice
After 23 years on the California Supreme Court bench, a senior Republican justice will retire, offering a vacant seat to be appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown. -
Wage rule avoids innumerable lawsuits, 'absurdities,' Starbucks argues in Supreme Court filing
SAN FRANCISCO — A rule that employees do not have to be paid for the brief amount of time between clocking out and closing a store applies in California, Starbucks argues in a filing with the state Supreme Court. -
California Supreme Court sends arbitration suit back to appeals court
A decision handed down by the California Supreme Court on April 6 challenged federal law on arbitration hearings and returned the case back to the appellate court. -
Walmart cancels Merced distribution center after 12 years of planning
After over a decade in the works, Walmart ended plans last month to build a distribution center in Merced, citing the changing retail landscape. -
California chief justice tells Trump administration to stop targeting immigrants at trial courts
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye recently accused federal immigration courts of stalking undocumented immigrants at trial courts, and other judges are following suit. -
California judge, civil rights advocates encourage courts to protect liberties
SAN FRANCISCO — On the heels of the U.S. Senate confirming Neil Gorsuch as the 113th member of the U.S. Supreme Court, a California judge and civil rights advocates have called on state courts to do their parts to protect individual rights. -
California Supreme Court makes clarification on state's Probate Code
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court recently was asked to clarify certain provisions of the state’s Probate Code. -
California Supreme Court declines to depublish decision in CEQA case
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court will not depublish its decision regarding an environmental-impact report in a residential development project despite numerous requests by local and state organizations, associations, developers and law firms. -
Attorney disbarred for possession of child pornography
LOS ANGELES — Bruce Charles Fehr, an attorney from Flinstone, Georgia, was recently disbarred from practicing law in California after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. -
California Supreme Court rules in favor of school district in football-injury case
HUNTINGDON BEACH, Calif. — The California Supreme Court in a March 6 filing ruled in favor of a school district in a case involving a high-school football player injured during a game. -
International Association of Defense Counsel supports Toyota in product liability case
The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) recently filed an amicus brief in favor of Toyota against claims of product liability for the alleged failure of an optional feature in the Toyota Tundra. -
California Supreme Court announces formation of International Commercial Arbitration Working Group
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court recently announced the creation of a International Commercial Arbitration Working Group. -
California Supreme Court rules lower court failed to consider if coho salmon are native species
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that claimants who are seeking to remove coho salmon from the state's endangered species list can now attempt to demonstrate that the fish never should have been included on the list. -
California Supreme Court decision on statute of limitations could alter certainty in courts, experts say
SACRAMENTO - How the California Supreme Court decides a narrow case involving the statute of limitations for prenatal exposure to toxic substances could lead to uncertainty in the state’s litigation system, legal and business experts say. -
Ruling on controversial cap-and-trade auctions expected by late April
During the past four years, more than $4 billion from greenhouse gas emission credits that are auctioned off through the state’s cap-and-trade program have poured into California’s general fund. -
SCOTUS to hear appeal on Plavix case
SAN FRANCISCO — On the day before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal concerning jurisdiction involving Bristol Myers Squibb and its blood-thinning medication Plavix. -
Data: Criminal cases in California not argued in a timely manner before state Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO — Attorney Kirk Jenkins of Sedgwick LLP has made a science of analyzing the California Supreme Court and how it operates, but its handling of criminal cases has bore particular scrutiny. -
Irvine attorney disbarred after fraud conviction
LOS ANGELES — John Keith Hoover, an attorney practicing out of Irvine, was disbarred from practicing law in California in response to his conviction of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud. -
State Supreme Court rules that government business communicated on personal devices is matter of public record
SAN JOSE — An advocate for government transparency is praising a recent ruling by the California Supreme Court, stating public officials cannot hide government business by using personal accounts or devices. -
Utah attorney disbarred from practicing in California for committing communications fraud
LOS ANGELES — Jeremy Dennis Eveland, a lawyer practicing out of West Jordan, Utah, was disbarred from practicing law in California in the wake of his guilty plea for communications fraud.