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Diversity on state supreme courts

Oral argument videos available in sheriff ballot seizure cases

Justice Moore on Justice Reynoso

Ninth Circuit refers insurance questions to California Supreme Court

The court’s docket still has some old undecided cases

A holiday, oral arguments, and no conference

Supreme Court will hear a nonresident tax case — Conference recap Part II

No straight grants at the term’s first conference — Part I [Updated]

Death sentence affirmed with two dissents over dismissal of black juror

Supreme Court to decide whether Los Angeles eviction ordinance is preempted by state law [Updated]

Death penalty opinion coming tomorrow

Unanimous court holds utilities are entitled to full evidentiary trials, rather than deferential mandamus-style review, in eminent domain actions seeking to take utility property

Supreme Court holds that Workers’ Comp Appeals Board’s 60-day reconsideration deadline is mandatory

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Diversity on state supreme courts

Oral argument videos available in sheriff ballot seizure cases

Justice Moore on Justice Reynoso

Ninth Circuit refers insurance questions to California Supreme Court

The court’s docket still has some old undecided cases

A holiday, oral arguments, and no conference

Supreme Court will hear a nonresident tax case — Conference recap Part II

No straight grants at the term’s first conference — Part I [Updated]

Death sentence affirmed with two dissents over dismissal of black juror

Supreme Court to decide whether Los Angeles eviction ordinance is preempted by state law [Updated]

Death penalty opinion coming tomorrow

Unanimous court holds utilities are entitled to full evidentiary trials, rather than deferential mandamus-style review, in eminent domain actions seeking to take utility property

Supreme Court holds that Workers’ Comp Appeals Board’s 60-day reconsideration deadline is mandatory

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Supreme Court will hear a nonresident tax case — Conference recap Part II

No straight grants at the term’s first conference — Part I [Updated]

Supreme Court to decide whether Los Angeles eviction ordinance is preempted by state law [Updated]

No straight grants of review this week [Updated]

Conference recap — Part II

Supreme Court to hear case about review of arbitrator’s procedural ruling — Conference recap Part I

Supreme Court will hear murder resentencing evidence case [Updated]

No straight grants at yesterday’s conference

Supreme Court will decide family law attorney fee issue, but not an unsuccessful anti-abortion lawsuit [Updated]

Conference recap Part II — some review denials without dissents

Another murder resentencing case on the Supreme Court’s docket — conference recap Part I

A relatively quiet first conference of summer

Supreme Court will decide appealability issue

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No stipulated briefing extensions in the Supreme Court

Is a Supreme Court amicus brief application ever premature after review is granted?

Warning to grant-and-hold counsel: lead-case remittitur may be closer than it appears

“The California Supreme Court’s average time from briefing to oral argument 2023–24”

The Chief Justice on remote arguments, issue percolation, rescue missions, and opinion length [Updated with photo]

Supreme Court affirms and also disapproves Court of Appeal decision in wobbler case

Supreme Court wants you to not incorporate prior briefing

“Rescue missions”: the Supreme Court sometimes is an error-correction body

Don’t split your oral argument time — a caveat

Don’t split your oral argument time [Updated]

Former Chief Justice talks about inter-branch tensions, gives practice tips, and advocates for raising State Bar dues at bar association program

Captioning Supreme Court documents

The necessity — or not — of preserving issues for Supreme Court review

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