Court: Starbucks, Others Must Pay Workers For Off Clock Work

July 26, 2018

Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for minutes they routinely spend off the clock on tasks such as locking up or setting the store alarm, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

California Supreme Court Approves New Ethics Rules For Lawyers

May 14, 2018 | Cody Drabble

Last week the California Supreme Court approved an overhaul of ethics rules for lawyers for the first time since 1989. McGeorge School of Law Professor John Sims joins Insight to discuss the most important changes.

California Supreme Court Approves Ban On Attorney-Client Sex

May 11, 2018

Attorneys in California could face discipline for having consensual sex with their clients under a new ethics rule approved Thursday by the state Supreme Court.

State Government

California Supreme Court Rules Sentencing Juveniles 50 Years Or More Cruel And Unusual

February 26, 2018 | Ben Bradford

A divided court struck down two 50-year sentences given to a pair of 16-year-olds convicted of rape at knife point.

California Supreme Court Allows Special Taxes With Fewer Votes

August 28, 2017 | Ben Bradford

Update 11:58 a.m.-- Advocates for local government and some attorneys say the court ruling is less sweeping.

Immigration

California Chief Justice Says Immigrant Arrests At Courthouses 'Making Us Unsafe'

March 29, 2017 | Chris Nichols

Immigration arrests outside courthouses "are perfectly legal" but are "making us unsafe." That was the reaction Wednesday by the chief justice of the California Supreme Court to recent comments by the head of U.S. immigration enforcement.

Calif. Chief Justice Focuses On Immigration In Annual State Of The Judiciary Address

March 28, 2017

The chief justice of the California Supreme Court is warning lawmakers that the rule of law is being challenged in California.

State Government

California Judge Wants End To Immigration Arrests In Courts

March 17, 2017

The chief justice of the California Supreme Court has asked federal agents to stop making immigration arrests in courthouses to protect residents' access to justice.

State Government

Justice Kathryn Werdegar Announces Retirement From Calif. Supreme Court

March 8, 2017 | Ben Bradford

California will have a vacant seat on its Supreme Court in September. Justice Kathryn Werdegar announced she will retire after more than two decades on the state’s top court.

State Government

City Officials' Work-Related Emails From Personal Accounts Subject To Public Records Law

March 3, 2017 | Ben Bradford

Public officials in California must disclose e-mails under the state public records act, even if they come from their personal accounts. The state Supreme Court issued that ruling Thursday.