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California Supreme Court orders state bar to revert to national exams after testing debacle
The State Bar of California announced Friday that its embattled leader, who has faced growing pressure to resign over the ...
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Supreme Court Considers Landlord Appeal That Could Overturn Tenant Protections
A legal case claiming that COVID-era eviction moratoriums were unconstitutional could spell trouble for tenant protections ...
California Supreme Court Lowers Passing Score on February Bar Exam, Orders Return to Multistate Exam in July
In a brief order, the state Supreme Court justices said they remain concerned about the bar's use of AI to write test ...
CVWD on hook for $17M in refunds after court loss, sum could eventually top $100M
The California Fourth District Court of Appeals on Jan. 31 upheld a Riverside County Superior Court ruling that CVWD would be ...
Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Service Take Effect
A federal judge had blocked the reversal of the Biden policy, saying the government provided no evidence that trans people ...
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California Supreme Court affirms Esperanza Fire arsonist’s death sentence
The California Supreme Court held oral arguments in Sacramento on Feb. 5, 2025. (Hector Amezcua, with the Sacramento Bee, via Courthouse News) (CN) — The arsonist responsible for setting a Southern ...
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California Supreme Court holds that limitations of liability provisions are unenforceable for willful conduct under Civil Code section 1668
NECF appealed to the Ninth Circuit. After oral argument, the Ninth Circuit asked the California Supreme Court to decide the following question: “Is a contractual clause that substantially limits ...