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Supreme Court will decide parole eligibility issue for young-adult offenders

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Yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, was one of several firsts: the first conference of 2023, the first with Patricia Guerrero as chief justice, and the first for new Justice Kelli Evans. Conference actions of note included: Supreme Court accepts Ninth Circuit jail employment case. Parole eligibility.

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Supreme Court will review wages case for a second time

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At yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, actions of note included: Supreme Court partially opens clemency records. The court agreed to hear Naranjo v. The court denied review in Kirchmeyer v. But, after the Supreme Court held in In re Milton (2022) 13 Cal.5th Wage violation penalties.

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A second no-straight-grants conference

At the Lectern

For the second week in a row, the Supreme Court’s conference produced no straight grants , but there were some actions of note, including: Supreme Court won’t hear CARE Act challenge. The court denied a petition to transfer to itself a writ proceeding pending in the Court of Appeal. 2023) 14 Cal.5th 2023) 14 Cal.5th

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Review granted in a taxpayer action about COVID speedy trial rights and in yet another SB 1437 case

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At its conference yesterday, a double one, the Supreme Court’s actions of note included: Taxpayer standing. The court granted review in Raju v. ” The delays at issue began after a three-month COVID-pandemic shutdown of the superior court. .” The court will also hear People v. Navarro below.)

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Standing to Challenge Inventorship

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Sywula sued for correction of invention, and the District Court initially dismissed the case on standing, but – after an amended complaint – has now agreed that Sywula has met the requirements to survive a pleading-stage demurrer. Standing to Sue : Federal Courts can only hear “actual cases or controversies.”

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Gang enhancements, union protections, racially biased prosecutions, the Second Amendment, Michael Jackson, and more at the Supreme Court’s conference

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At yesterday’s Supreme Court’s conference , a double one, actions of note included: AB 333 retroactivity. The court agreed to hear People v. where he appeals for a second time after his judgment was conditionally reversed and the Court of Appeal issued a limited remand to the trial court to address sentencing issues?

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Three review grants, including one to resolve an issue that’s a law school staple

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Supreme Court actions of note at its conference yesterday included: Negligent infliction of emotional distress. The court agreed to hear Downey v. The court yesterday also granted review in Lanier v. The court also granted review in People v. The court denied review in Boydston v. ” Vehicle sales arbitration.