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Supreme Court is closed Tuesday for Veterans Day

Police misconduct complaints opinion, addressing California Supreme Court–Ninth Circuit split, filing Monday

LGBT opinion leaves long-pending anti-death penalty writ in limbo

Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of anti-misgendering statute, ruling despite finding the challenger lacks statutory taxpayer standing

Opinion on LGBT rights legislation — opinion for which anti-death-penalty writ petition is holding — is filing tomorrow

One year to Election Day for two or three Supreme Court justices

Ninth Circuit dissenter wanted to send insurance law question to the Supreme Court

Oral arguments and Grodin memorial Tuesday; no conference this week

Another death penalty opinion delayed by post-argument briefing about the Racial Justice Act

A no-straight-grant conference

Supreme Court leaves untouched decision questioning UC policy that bars the hiring of undocumented students

“California Supreme Court Rules on State Bar Proposals, Appoints New State Bar Court Judge”

Even more supplemental briefing, this time on new Racial Justice Act legislation, further delays three death penalty opinions

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Supreme Court is closed Tuesday for Veterans Day

Police misconduct complaints opinion, addressing California Supreme Court–Ninth Circuit split, filing Monday

LGBT opinion leaves long-pending anti-death penalty writ in limbo

Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of anti-misgendering statute, ruling despite finding the challenger lacks statutory taxpayer standing

Opinion on LGBT rights legislation — opinion for which anti-death-penalty writ petition is holding — is filing tomorrow

One year to Election Day for two or three Supreme Court justices

Ninth Circuit dissenter wanted to send insurance law question to the Supreme Court

Oral arguments and Grodin memorial Tuesday; no conference this week

Another death penalty opinion delayed by post-argument briefing about the Racial Justice Act

A no-straight-grant conference

Supreme Court leaves untouched decision questioning UC policy that bars the hiring of undocumented students

“California Supreme Court Rules on State Bar Proposals, Appoints New State Bar Court Judge”

Even more supplemental briefing, this time on new Racial Justice Act legislation, further delays three death penalty opinions

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A no-straight-grant conference

Wednesday’s conference recap — Part II

Supreme Court will hear prison credits, condemned prisoner resentencing cases — Part I [Updated]

Fourth straight no-straight-grant conference

Yet another no-straight-grant conference

Another no-straight-grant conference

Conference recap wrap up

No straight grants at this week’s conference

Supreme Court un-holds and agrees to decide another forum selection case

No straight grants at the term’s last conference

Supreme Court will hear attorney fee reduction case [Updated]

Supreme Court will decide DMV hearing case

One straight grant, an un-hold, a depublication, and a pardon recommendation at the Wednesday conference [Updated]

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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

UC Law SF offers moot courts to prepare for Supreme Court arguments

The delicate balance of choosing how many issues to raise in a petition for review

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