At the Lectern

JANUARY 12, 2023

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.

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At the Lectern

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Supreme Court won’t be filing any opinions on Monday. Although Mondays and Thursdays are the court’s normal filing days , this Monday is New Year’s Day and, of course, all courts are closed. The court granted review in November 2019. Several have been on the docket for a while. In re Vaquera.

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At the Lectern

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

At its conference yesterday, a double one, and with only six justices participating because of Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar’s retirement less than two weeks ago, the Supreme Court straight granted four petitions for review. Supreme Court signs off on two more clemency grants. Canizales (2019) 7 Cal.5th

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

Public Utilities Commission , the court granted review and transferred the case back to the First District, Division One, Court of Appeal with directions to vacate its order denying a writ petition and to hear the petition on its merits. The court denied review in People v. The court granted-and-held In re M.K.

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