At The Lectern

At The Lectern

A blog on the practice of law before the California Supreme Court

Supreme Court limits right to appeal after voluntary dismissal of action

Supreme Court limits right to appeal after voluntary dismissal of action

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

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“California Supreme Court Approves Adoption of NextGen Uniform Bar Exam”

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Attorney discipline, appellate procedure opinions filing tomorrow

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Historical Society program on dissent during the Red Scares

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Conference recap Part II — some review denials without dissents

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

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Unpublished-opinion-citation rule proposal still percolating

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Dismissal of federal child sexual abuse lawsuit doesn’t bar the lawsuit in state court

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Supreme Court further broadens reach of retroactive sentencing change legislation

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The justices and America 250

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Child sex abuse, resentencing opinions filing tomorrow

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New Historical Society Review is available

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Supreme Court limits right to appeal after voluntary dismissal of action

Supreme Court limits right to appeal after voluntary dismissal of action

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At the Lectern

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

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At the Lectern

“California Supreme Court Approves Adoption of NextGen Uniform Bar Exam”

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At the Lectern

Attorney discipline, appellate procedure opinions filing tomorrow

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At the Lectern

Historical Society program on dissent during the Red Scares

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At the Lectern

Conference recap Part II — some review denials without dissents

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At the Lectern

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

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At the Lectern

Unpublished-opinion-citation rule proposal still percolating

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Dismissal of federal child sexual abuse lawsuit doesn’t bar the lawsuit in state court

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At the Lectern

Supreme Court further broadens reach of retroactive sentencing change legislation

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At the Lectern

The justices and America 250

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Child sex abuse, resentencing opinions filing tomorrow

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New Historical Society Review is available

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

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

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Conference recap Part II — some review denials without dissents

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

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A relatively quiet first conference of summer

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Supreme Court will decide appealability issue

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Conference recap Part II — some review denials

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No straight grants, but a depub, two clemency approvals, and a bunch of dissents — Part I

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No straight grants at yesterday’s double conference [Updated]

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Supreme Court will hear ballot seizure case with gubernatorial candidates on opposing sides

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A second straight no-straight-grant conference [Updated]

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Conference recap — Part II

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A conference with a bunch of denials and not much else — Part I

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Conference recap — Part II

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No stipulated briefing extensions in the Supreme Court

No stipulated briefing extensions in the Supreme Court

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

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

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

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

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

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Supreme Court wants you to not incorporate prior briefing

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

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Don’t split your oral argument time — a caveat

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Don’t split your oral argument time [Updated]

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

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Captioning Supreme Court documents

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

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