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At The Lectern

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

Supreme Court will hear another murder resentencing case [Updated]

Supreme Court will hear another murder resentencing case [Updated]

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Conviction affirmed for threatening officers with an unloaded gun

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Lesser-included-offense opinion filing tomorrow

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February oral argument videos available

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Why does the Supreme Court use pro tems?

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No straight grants at a light conference [Updated]

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Another LWOP commutation greenlighted

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The effects of a prolonged Supreme Court vacancy, and whom might the new justice eventually be [Updated]

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Supreme Court proposes changes to citation-of-opinions rule

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Website has new Supreme Court case filings

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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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Three-justice concurring statement urges legislative change to sentencing law

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Supreme Court will hear another murder resentencing case [Updated]

Supreme Court will hear another murder resentencing case [Updated]

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At the Lectern

Conviction affirmed for threatening officers with an unloaded gun

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Lesser-included-offense opinion filing tomorrow

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At the Lectern

February oral argument videos available

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Why does the Supreme Court use pro tems?

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No straight grants at a light conference [Updated]

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Another LWOP commutation greenlighted

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The effects of a prolonged Supreme Court vacancy, and whom might the new justice eventually be [Updated]

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At the Lectern

Supreme Court proposes changes to citation-of-opinions rule

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At the Lectern

Website has new Supreme Court case filings

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At the Lectern

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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At the Lectern

Three-justice concurring statement urges legislative change to sentencing law

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Supreme Court will hear another murder resentencing case [Updated]

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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Supreme Court will decide relief-from-default case and won’t return a former Chief Justice’s name to a law school [Updated]

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Supreme Court will resolve unusual workers’ comp conflict [Updated]

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Review denial dissents — conference recap Part II

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Supreme Court orders sanctions hearing about DA’s alleged AI briefing — conference recap Part I [Updated]

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Supreme Court will decide contract interpretation case

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Conference results — Part II

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Review granted in sentencing error, faulty criminal information cases — Part I

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Supreme Court will decide gun-brandishing case [Updated]

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A no straight grant conference

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

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

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