The California Supreme Court has approved a proposal from the State Bar of California to incentivize bar applicants to participate in a study scheduled for November 8 and 9. The study will pretest experimental multiple-choice exam questions developed by Kaplan, Inc. Participants may have an increased chance of passing future bar exams if they meet certain performance criteria.
The California Supreme Court has completed a year marked by stability and a focus on its judicial responsibilities. Under the leadership of Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, who assumed her role during the previous court year, the court addressed significant legal issues including those related to voter initiatives, COVID-19 implications, environmental law, and equal protection.
The California Supreme Court is set to hold a special oral argument session on October 9 in Fresno. This marks the court's second outreach session under Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and the first time since 2010 that it will hear arguments in Fresno. The event aims to engage students from various educational institutions, including high schools, an elementary school, and a law school.
The California Supreme Court made several appointments to the State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees and Committee of Bar Examiners on August 22, 2024.
The Supreme Court of California has released its oral argument calendar for 2025. The court will maintain its practice of holding sessions in various locations across the state, including San Francisco (in January, March, May, September, and November), Sacramento (in February), and Los Angeles (in April, June, and December). This tradition dates back to 1878.
The California Supreme Court turned back an effort by labor unions to strike down Prop 22, which voters had overwhelmingly approved to prevent unions from using a new state labor law to try to force Uber and other app-based services to unionize or potentially go out of business in California
The California Supreme Court imposed limits of the so-called "learned intermediary doctrine," which largely shields the makers of medication and medical devices from personal injury lawsuits accusing them of failure to warn of risks from their products, so long as doctors have been warned and still OK treatment
The California Supreme Court has appointed two judges to a committee responsible for vetting candidates for the State Bar Court. Judge Lucy Armendariz of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and Judge Monica Wiley of the Superior Court of San Francisco County will join the Applicant Evaluation and Nomination Committee. Judge Armendariz will serve as chair, while Judge Wiley will take on the role of vice chair, effective immediately.
The California Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in three cases from its San Francisco courtroom. Oral arguments will continue Wednesday in six additional cases.
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Businesses have received a measure of relief from the California Supreme Court, which has rejected a call for penalties against a company that thought it was complying with state law.
U.S. Healthworks Medical Group, which conducted pre-employment medical screenings, argued only direct employers should face discrimination lawsuits under California law, but the court said agents who professionally should know better can't just say they were following directions
A California Supreme Court ruling says counties can't shut down oil and gas drilling. Activists vowed to continue fighting to hinder local oil and gas extraction, which the industry said is misguided, will leave U.S. more dependent on foreign, dirtier energy sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - An ordinance banning oil and gas drilling within Monterey County that passed with 56% of the vote is preempted by state law promoting the production of underground hydrocarbons, the California Supreme Court ruled, rejecting comparisons to earlier decisions allowing municipalities to prohibit drilling in certain areas or ban marijuana dispensaries entirely.
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A former USC football kicker who was expelled over a charge he physically assaulted his sometime girlfriend had no right to confront his accuser in person or on video, the California Supreme Court said, overruling an appeals court decision that USC’s Title IX disciplinary process was unfair.
The state high court said allowing such lawsuits to move forward would open floodgates to potentially millions of lawsuits against every employer in the state, swamping courts and potentially crippling society in the process
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Ending a split among state appellate courts, the California Supreme Court ruled a law protecting police officers against claims of wrongful prosecution doesn’t immunize them against other claims, including one that officers had left the body of a man shot by police in the street with his genitals exposed.
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California law provides broad immunity from lawsuits over how cities design their streets but plaintiffs can still sue over a lack of warning signs, the state’s highest court ruled, upholding a 50-year-old precedent against arguments it was illogical.
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A man who claimed he was cheated out of 470 minutes of wages over more than five years at Home Depot can proceed with a proposed class action against the company, a California appeals court ruled, even as it dismissed claims by another employee because she was actually overpaid under the same method of averaging time worked into 15-minute increments.
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Parents won’t be liable for injuries their 18-year-old son’s friend suffered when the two rode motorcycles on their property.
