At the Lectern
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
In December 2018, a divided Supreme Court blocked then-Governor Jerry Brown from commuting the life without parole sentence of Kenny Lee. Today, the court denied as untimely a motion Lee filed four months ago to unseal the record regarding Brown’s unsuccessful request that he be permitted to grant clemency to Lee.
At the Lectern
MAY 26, 2021
The Supreme Court today approved a new policy for how it treats files submitted by a Governor when asking the court to recommend clemency. An affirmative recommendation is a constitutional prerequisite to a gubernatorial pardon or sentence commutation for anyone who has been “ twice convicted of a felony.”. See rule 8.45
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At the Lectern
JUNE 17, 2021
Actions of note at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference — the first one since April that was not a double conference — included: Supreme Court allows commutation of three-strikes sentence; action on long-pending clemency request deferred. The court denied review in Valley Baptist Church v. City of San Rafael. 5th 135.
At the Lectern
MAY 12, 2022
The court granted review — for a second time — in Camacho v. Superior Court after a Fifth District Court of Appeal unpublished opinion upheld the denial of a motion to dismiss a civil commitment petition under the Sexually Violent Predators Act. The court will also hear People v. SVPA trial time.
At the Lectern
MAY 4, 2022
The Supreme Court today announced it would hear arguments in seven cases at its next calendar, the second of two calendars in May. This will be a heavier calendar than the court has had in a while. There haven’t been more than five arguments in a month since the court heard seven cases last June. 2002) 27 Cal.4th Brennon B.
At the Lectern
APRIL 11, 2024
Here are some of the notable actions at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one: Three-justice separate statement in denial of habeas petition filed by youth offender serving an LWOP sentence because she tried to protect her boyfriend Supreme Court won’t hear Ninth-Circuit-referred sexual assault case against Uber Solar energy rates.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 14, 2023
At its conference yesterday, a double one, the Supreme Court ruled on a robust 164 matters. The court granted review in EpicentRx, Inc. ” The Supreme Court has a similar forum selection case under review — Gerro v. The Supreme Court denied review in Brooks. Actions of note included: Forum selection.
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