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Early-May calendar is big in more ways than one

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court today announced it will hear nine cases on its early-May calendar. May is the only month with two argument calendars.) After the early-May arguments, the court will have issued opinions, or have opinions in the pipeline, in 42 cases with two later calendars still to be announced. Brown (2017) 3 Cal.5th

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Five cases on the January calendar include (at least) one with an adequately percolated issue

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court has announced its January calendar, the first one to be presided over by Patricia Guerrero, who will be sworn in as Chief Justice days before the arguments. The court granted review in January 2020. merge with the charged homicide and cannot be the basis for a second degree felony-murder instruction.”

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December calendar will include murder-by-poison conviction of mother who used drugs during pregnancy and while nursing

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court hasn’t published its December calendar yet (there are some technical problems with the court’s website), but, from email notifications, we know four of the cases that will be argued next month. Review was granted three years ago and has been fully briefed since June 2020. Steger (1976) 16 Cal.3d