At The Lectern

At The Lectern

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

Supreme Court calls for answer in sheriff ballot seizure case

Supreme Court calls for answer in sheriff ballot seizure case

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Supreme Court petitions seek end to sheriff ballot seizure

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Supreme Court closed Tuesday for Farmworkers Day

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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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Justice Evans participates in judicial diversity program

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Justice Liu has two commencement speaking gigs

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Chief Justice faults federal immigration policies and praises diversity of judges in State of the Judiciary address

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Death penalty reargument videos are now available

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Some March oral argument videos are available

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The Doghouse Report looks at pending death penalty litigation in California’s Supreme Court

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Chief Justice sees technology as “a bridge to justice”

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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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Supreme Court calls for answer in sheriff ballot seizure case

Supreme Court calls for answer in sheriff ballot seizure case

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At the Lectern

Supreme Court petitions seek end to sheriff ballot seizure

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At the Lectern

Supreme Court closed Tuesday for Farmworkers Day

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At the Lectern

Conference recap Part II

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At the Lectern

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

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At the Lectern

Justice Evans participates in judicial diversity program

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At the Lectern

Justice Liu has two commencement speaking gigs

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At the Lectern

Chief Justice faults federal immigration policies and praises diversity of judges in State of the Judiciary address

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At the Lectern

Death penalty reargument videos are now available

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At the Lectern

Some March oral argument videos are available

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At the Lectern

The Doghouse Report looks at pending death penalty litigation in California’s Supreme Court

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At the Lectern

Chief Justice sees technology as “a bridge to justice”

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At the Lectern

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

Conference recap Part II

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At the Lectern

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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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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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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