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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The California Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear a case brought by the naturists down in Orange County who wanted to keep San Onofre State... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752257/nudies-never-say-die-the-california-supreme-court-yesterday-refused- Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:45:08 -0700 The Downtown News reports today that the California Supreme Court shot down LA's petition to review an appeal the city lost to developer Geoff Palmer... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752259/still-imaginary-piero-ii-could-set-affordable-housing-precedent Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:23:08 -0700 BY JENNIFER STEINHAUER The New York Times LOS ANGELES — In a rare public rebuke of state government and policies delivered by a sitting judge, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court scathingly criticized the state’s reliance on the referendum process,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740959/california-government-dysfunctional-state-supreme-court-chief-justice- Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:11:08 -0700 SAN DIEGO (AP) — The California Supreme Court will not review a appeals court ruling that wiped out an $86 million judgment against coffee giant Starbucks over tip sharing at its stores in the state.The court did not explain why it refused to take up the case at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708560/calif-court-will-not-review-starbucks-tips-case Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:38:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court will not review a appeals court ruling that wiped out an $86 million judgment against coffee giant Starbucks over tip sharing at its stores in the state. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708913/calif-court-will-not-review-starbucks-tips-case Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:33:08 -0700 Even if two of its firefighters – one of whom was on duty – sexually assaulted a woman, the city of Sacramento should not have to pay her anything because the assault was not part of their duties, a split state appeals panel ruled Monday. It wouldn't be... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6662099/sacramento-wins-appeal-over-firefighters-alleged-sex-assault Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:06:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to reopen the case of an East Bay serial killer who has been on death row for 16 years, convicted of killing four people and trying to kill six more in a three-month spree of random shootings on or near Interstate 580... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6621358/court-declines-to-reopen-oakland-serial-killer-s-case Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:43:08 -0700 Side View of the Tango, anchored in Long Beach, 1933 ( LAPL ) By La Angelena /Special to LAist On August 1, 1939, California Attorney General Earl Warren sent 250 local and state officers to raid four gambling ships anchored off the coast of Santa Monica and Long... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6512525/laistory-the-battle-of-santa-monica-bay Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:00:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court left worker privacy rights intact but ruled against the plaintiffs because the camera installed by the Pasadena firm was turned on only when workers were not present. A Pasadena employer that installed a hidden camera in an employee... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6483985/court-rules-employer-did-not-violate-workers-privacy Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court on Thursday denied former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle's petition for review of his $3 million bail. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6454586/state-supreme-court-won-t-review-bart-cop-s-bail Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:32:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court on Thursday denied former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle's petition for review of his $3 million bail. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6454590/state-supreme-court-won-t-review-bart-cop-s-bail Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:32:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court on Thursday denied former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle's petition for review of his $3 million bail.The California Court of Appeal had summarily denied the petition — in which Mehersle's lawyer, Michael Rains, argued the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6454452/state-supreme-court-won-t-review-bart-cop-s-bail Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:16:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court on Thursday denied former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle's petition for review of his $3 million bail.The California Court of Appeal had summarily denied the petition — in which Mehersle's lawyer, Michael Rains, argued the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6454464/state-supreme-court-won-t-review-bart-cop-s-bail Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:16:08 -0700 ANNE CHADWICK WILLIAMS awilliams@sacbee.com Sara Granda, right, chats with Shay Fluharty in May. Monday's court order that Granda be allowed to take the bar exam "is great, but things are hectic," she said. Thanks to the California Supreme Court, Sara Granda will... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6447453/it-s-official-sara-granda-can-take-the-bar-exam Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:57:08 -0700 ANNE CHADWICK WILLIAMS awilliams@sacbee.com Sara Granda, right, chats with Shay Fluharty in May. Monday's court order that Granda be allowed to take the bar exam "is great, but things are hectic," she said. Thanks to the California Supreme Court, Sara Granda will... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6447462/it-s-official-sara-granda-can-take-the-bar-exam Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:57:08 -0700 Sara Granda The California Supreme Court today ordered that quadriplegic law school graduate Sara Granda be allowed to take Tuesday's bar examination. The State Bar of California had filed papers earlier in the day, asking the high court for guidance on Granda's... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6436260/california-supreme-court-says-paralyzed-grad-can-take-bar-exam Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:11:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court Monday upheld a death penalty for an East Palo Alto woman who fatally shot two people while burglarizing offices where she had worked as a janitor. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6434914/woman-s-death-penalty-upheld-in-peninsula-murders Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:58:08 -0700 A lawyer for nude beach advocates said Tuesday she will appeal to the California Supreme Court in San Francisco on Thursday to overturn a ruling that ends a state practice of informally allowing nudity on some state beaches. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6393913/group-to-appeal-nudity-ban-on-calif-beaches Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:05:08 -0700 The California Supreme Court on Monday unanimously affirmed the death sentence for a man convicted of murdering an Oakland bartender during a robbery 25 years ago. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6388958/state-supreme-court-affirms-death-sentence-in-1984-oakland-slaying Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:51:08 -0700 Juan Ramos, left, and John Hancock of Sacramento, married in British Columbia in 2007, hold their marriage certificate. "I want to demonstrate... that I value my commitment," Hancock says. A proposed law to recognize a growing number of same-sex marriages performed... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6389018/california-bill-would-recognize-same-sex-marriages-from-other-states Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700