The Supreme Court today issued an order indicating that it will hear argument next month in Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Courts, a writ petition seeking to add an exception to Government Code section 69957(a), which prohibits in most cases the “use [of] electronic recording technology or equipment . . . to make the official record of an action or proceeding.” The statute allows possible electronic recording only “in a limited civil case, or a misdemeanor or infraction case.” More about the case here.
The order — saying the court “intends to hold [argument in the case] on June 2 or 3” — invites the Attorney General to participate in oral argument as an amicus and grants the motion of amicus Service Employees International Union California State Council to participate in the argument. It also sets an extended oral argument schedule.
The court will probably announce its June calendar — the last before the customary July and August oral argument hiatus — by the middle of next week.
