Tag: California Supreme Court

California Supreme Court Upholds Newsom’s CARE Court for Mental Illness Treatment

April 26, 2023
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The California Supreme Court April 19 shot down disability rights activists’ request to halt the implementation of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s law providing treatment for individuals with severe mental illness through a court order, known as the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court. The group, Disability Rights California—which advocates for those with disabilities in the…

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Group Withdraws Federal Suit Challenging San Diego’s No Exemption Student Vaccination Mandate

March 10, 2023
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A federal lawsuit challenging San Diego’s mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students as discriminatory is poised to be formally dismissed after the Supreme Court of California struck it down last month. The San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) was one of the few in the United States that required students to receive the vaccine for…

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Death Sentence Upheld for Man Convicted of Killing Oceanside Police Officer

November 29, 2022
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OCEANSIDE, Calif.—The California Supreme Court Nov. 28 upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of gunning down an Oceanside police officer nearly two decades ago. Adrian George Camacho, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder for the June 13, 2003, slaying of Officer Tony Zeppetella. According to the court’s ruling, Zeppetella was shot at least…

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Newsom Nominates New California Supreme Court Chief Justice

August 12, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Aug. 11 Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero to serve as the state’s next chief justice following the end of Tani Cantil-Sakauye’s term. If confirmed, Guerrero would become the state’s first Latina to serve in the role, according to Newsom’s office. “Justice Guerrero has established herself as a widely respected…

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Perspective on California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye Retiring

August 1, 2022
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Commentary California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye announced she’s retiring on Jan. 1, 2023. The Associated Press story reported, “Cantil-Sakauye indirectly contrasted the California justices’ good working relationship to the vitriol and distrust on the U.S. Supreme Court particularly since a leak of the high court’s pending abortion decision earlier this year.” Cantil-Sakauye…

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California Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence in Murders of Dad, Stepmom, Stepsister

April 21, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles man twice convicted of murdering his father, stepmother, and 8-year-old stepsister 40 years ago had his death sentence reversed Thursday by the California Supreme Court. The court upheld Robert Bloom’s first-degree murder conviction in his father’s slaying but reversed second-degree murder convictions in the other killings because his lawyers violated his…

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California Supreme Court Renders Human Trafficking Decision Based on Orange County Case

December 30, 2020
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In a ruling based on an Orange County conviction, the California Supreme Court ruled Dec. 28 that human traffickers who attempt to prostitute minors will receive the maximum prison sentence allowed under state law, even if they are actually communicating with undercover law enforcement personnel. The decision reverses an earlier ruling by the state’s Fourth…

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