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Supreme Court to decide Prop. 22 challenge and another SB 1437 resentencing case [Updated]

At the Lectern

Resentencing prima facie case. Reyes , one of many cases concerning possible resentencing under Senate Bill 1437 (more about today’s Reyes decision later [ update : here ]), the court agreed to take on yet another SB 1437 case, People v. Koenig (2020) 58 Cal.App.5th 22 challenge. COVID insurance.

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Supreme Court will hear challenges to PUC water rate decisions

At the Lectern

Faial , apparently to decide just how retroactive is Assembly Bill 1950 , 2020 legislation that shortened the maximum probation time for many felonies to two years. cases have drawn an extended separate statement by Justice Liu (see here ) and dissenting votes for review (see here ) in the past. Parole violations.

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Can Trump Escape Accountability?  

The Crime Report

With the evidence already revealed by the hearings, the AG has no other choice than to prosecute Trump and his allies for a range of assorted felonies. We know that the ultimate plan was to prevent the election certification of Joe Biden as president on January 6, 2021. A Trumpian ‘Good Faith Defense’.