Second District holds that vacatur of a murder conviction under Penal Code section 1172.6 does not establish an “erroneous conviction” entitling the former defendant to compensation under section 4900, because Senate Bill 1437’s narrowing of murder liability was a legislative act o
Second District reverses judgment on the pleadings in Proposition 65 enforcement action against Kroger and other grocery companies, holding that providing outside counsel contact information in the 60-day notice substantially complies with California Code of Regulations title 27, section 25903.
Sixth District holds that trial courts lack inherent jurisdiction to correct unauthorized sentences after judgment becomes final, treats the appeal as a habeas petition, and orders the trial court to vacate a post-judgment resentencing that increased the defendant’s sentence.
The Ninth Circuit holds that the NVRA’s public inspection provision requires states to disclose records about their voter list maintenance activities but not the underlying statewide voter rolls themselves, affirming dismissal of an election-integrity nonprofit’s NVRA suit against Hawaii
The Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of Rohingya plaintiffs’ claims that Facebook’s design enabled the spread of anti-Rohingya content in Myanmar, holding that Section 230 immunity bars the suit, with three judges concurring to urge en banc reconsideration of the court’s Section 230
The Ninth Circuit grants a stay pending appeal of an Arizona district court injunction that had struck the word ‘operation’ from the state’s birth-certificate-amendment statute, leaving Arizona’s surgical-verification requirement in place while the merits appeal proceeds.
Second District affirms summary judgment for medical group under the going and coming rule in case where employee struck a bicyclist while turning into a parking lot during her morning commute, holding that the employee’s permission to work from home on certain days did not convert her home in
Second District reverses summary judgment for malicious prosecution defendant, holding that an English-language declaration purportedly reflecting the words of a witness who could not read or speak English is not competent evidence without attestation from a qualified interpreter or translator.
Fourth District holds that a defendant’s appearance through counsel under Penal Code section 977 satisfies the appearance requirement for bail bond exoneration and that the trial court retained jurisdiction to award extradition costs after conditional exoneration.
Fourth District reverses summary judgment for general contractor in $73 million emissions testing equipment dispute, holding that whether the equipment becomes a fixed part of the structure for purposes of the contractor licensing finished products exemption is a question of fact when supported by c