At The Lectern

At The Lectern

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

Dependency opinion filing tomorrow

Dependency opinion filing tomorrow

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“It’s time for Native judges, including on the California Supreme Court”

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

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Supreme Court reverses one death sentence, affirms another

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Coastal Commission opinion filing tomorrow

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Saving the most for almost the last — a nine-case early-May calendar [Updated with pro tem assignments]

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Conference recap — Part II

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Death penalty opinion filing Monday

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Two straight grants of cases with unpublished opinions; conference recap Part I [Updated with issue presented]

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California Supreme Court disbars President Trump’s lawyer, John Eastman

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April oral argument videos available

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An updated list of old cases [Updated]

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Eastman disbarment case is on the Supreme Court’s calendar again

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Dependency opinion filing tomorrow

Dependency opinion filing tomorrow

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At the Lectern

“It’s time for Native judges, including on the California Supreme Court”

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At the Lectern

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

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At the Lectern

Supreme Court reverses one death sentence, affirms another

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At the Lectern

Coastal Commission opinion filing tomorrow

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At the Lectern

Saving the most for almost the last — a nine-case early-May calendar [Updated with pro tem assignments]

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Conference recap — Part II

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Death penalty opinion filing Monday

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Two straight grants of cases with unpublished opinions; conference recap Part I [Updated with issue presented]

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At the Lectern

California Supreme Court disbars President Trump’s lawyer, John Eastman

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At the Lectern

April oral argument videos available

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At the Lectern

An updated list of old cases [Updated]

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Eastman disbarment case is on the Supreme Court’s calendar again

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

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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Two straight grants of cases with unpublished opinions; conference recap Part I [Updated with issue presented]

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No straight grants at this week’s conference

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Conference recap Part II

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Supreme Court takes on four new cases; conference recap Part I [Updated with issues presented]

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Police pursuit immunity, “organic” labeling cases are added to the Supreme Court’s docket [Updated with issues presented]

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Conference recap — Part II

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Supreme Court adds four cases to its docket; conference recap Part I [Updated]

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Supreme Court will hear another murder resentencing case [Updated]

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No straight grants at a light conference [Updated]

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Conference recap — Part II

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Supreme Court will consider wage laws’ applicability to a religious organization — Conference recap Part I

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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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