California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It
By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in…
California Supreme Court in a 7-0 Decision Requires Court To Consider Ability To Pay in Setting Bail
By David M. Greenwald In a landmark decision that will drastically change the dynamics of bail, the…
California Supreme Court Rules SB 1391 Constitutional, Prohibiting Transfer of Young Teens to Adult Criminal Court
By Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court released its decision Thursday regarding the constitutionality…
California Supreme Court Denies Petition for Review; Justice Liu Cites Limits of Current Legislation
By Ramneet Singh CALIFORNIA – The California Supreme Court late last week denied a petition for review…
After a Year Delay, California Supreme Court Finally Hears Oral Argument on re Kenneth Humphrey Monetary Bail
By Macy Lu SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court Tuesday held a long-anticipated oral argument to…
CA Supreme Court Rules SB 1437 Allows Relief for Defendant Who “Aided and Abetted” in Crime Resulting in Murder
By Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court Thursday reversed a Court of Appeal’s decision…
CA Supreme Court Hosts Oral Argument on Constitutionality of SB 1391, Fate of Sending Youth Under 16 to Adult Court
By Kelly Moran SAN FRANCISCO ––California’s Supreme Court Justices heard a challenge Tuesday by prosecutors to SB…
Brief Filed on SB 1437 Alleges Courts Failing to Appoint Counsel and Summarily Denying Resentencing Petitions
By Julian Verdon and Linhchi Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO – A law that was supposed to allow people…
Potential Jury Misconduct Forces CA Supreme Court to Reexamine Peterson Conviction
By Julian Verdon SAN MATEO COUNTY -The California Supreme Court has ordered another look at Scott Peterson’s…
Commentary: Scott Peterson’s Case May Return for a New Trial – and It Should
By David Greenwald While last month the California Supreme Court threw out the death penalty in the…
Governor Newsom Nominates First Openly Gay Justice to CA Supreme Court
By Lauren Smith SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday nominated Justice Martin Jenkins for the California Supreme…
CA Supreme Court Won’t Hear Black Jury Selection Bias Case
By Jose Medina LOS ANGELES – Social justice advocates maintain the George Floyd protests have magnified the…
CA Supreme Court Order Ushers in New Era of Bail in State?
By Susana Jurado SACRAMENTO – An order from the state’s highest court could be groundbreaking in…
Death Penalty Reversed in Scott Peterson Case, but Guilt Remains
The California Supreme Court on Monday threw out the death penalty in the case of Scott Peterson…
State Supreme Court Asked to Intervene on Behalf of Inmates in Sacramento County Jails
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento County Public Defender Office filed a…
‘Death by Juror Bias and Questionable Evidence’: Scott Peterson Appealing Death Sentence
By Michael Frye SAN FRANCISCO – In a virtual hearing before the California Supreme Court Tuesday, attorney…
Death Penalty of Defendant in 2001 Homicides of Three Teenage Boys Upheld by Supreme Court of California
The justices of the Supreme Court of California reviewed a direct appeal from the appellant, Alfred Flores,…
California Supreme Court Affirms LA Court Decision in Capital Case
By Nancy Martinez and Juan Garcia Urrutia LOS ANGELES – On April 2, 2020, the Supreme Court…
CA Supreme Court Denies Request to Review the SB 1437 Constitutionality Ruling
By Danielle Silva On Feb. 19, 2020, the California Supreme Court denied the depublication and review requests…
California Supreme Court Justice Announces Retirement; Newsom To Make First Appointment
By Danielle Silva On January 15, California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will be…
