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Supreme Court takes two cases — including one on its own motion — at yesterday’s conference — Part II

At the Lectern

’ The court concluded, however, that the petition didn’t make a prima facie case — “the allegations of the petition do not support the conclusion that the language cited by petitioner is racially discriminatory or that it reflects racial bias or animus.” In People v.

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Supreme Court will hear challenges to PUC water rate decisions

At the Lectern

The court issued writs of review in California-American Water Company v. ” The dissent asserted the defendant had made a prima facie case of, and was thus entitled to a hearing on, racial discrimination in charging Black defendants with felony-murder special circumstance penalty enhancements in Orange County.

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Supreme Court will resolve conflict about co-tenancy leasing requirements (and about punctuation?)

At the Lectern

Assuring that “[t]he Goddess of justice is not wearing a black armband today weeping for the California Constitution,” a 2-1 Second District, Division Six, published opinion said “[i]t is our Constitutional obligation to affirm a judgment, where a more favorable outcome will not result upon reversal.” 29; see also Cal.

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The drop in straight grants is indeed not permanent — Part I

At the Lectern

In June we wrote the California Racial Justice Act ( here and here ) “is a good candidate to be the next big thing on the courts docket. The order granting the reconsideration petition was made more than 60 days after the petition’s filing, and the then-governing statute provided a petition “is deemed to have been denied.

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Comparing Recent Federal Circuit Judges

Above The Law

Rosas Judge Collins / Ninth Circuit / December 10, 2021 Case Overview The case involved Arroyo, a person with a disability, who filed a lawsuit against Rosas for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Unruh Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disability.