SCOVA handed down a fun published order recently in a local-government case, Rebh v. County Board of Arlington County. I know, right? But bear with me.
Rebh and a bunch of landowners challenged a land-use plan adopted by the
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More inside SCOTUS info from the NYT
The NYT has Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices? — In private meetings and memos, the justices made new rules for themselves — then split on whether they could, or should, be enforced.To piece together the…
5th Dist. pro tem update
Judge Gregory T. Fain of the Fresno County Superior Court will be sitting pro tempore in the Fifth District until February 1, 2025.
Judicial economy saves appeals…
Virtual Brown Bag with J. Weingart
LACBA’s Barristers/Young Attorneys Section presents a Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with Justice Weingart, Tuesday, Dec. 3, noon to 1. Register here (free).NLJ has 2 Federal Judges Rescind Senior Status After Trump Win. Might More Follow? — Currently, seven district …
Supreme Court Update: Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank (No. 23-980)
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Court issued its first “decision” in one of the 46 cases (so far) that make up its OT24 term. But just like last year, this year’s first decision was more of a decision not…
Judge chastised for "racist and sexist tropes"
In this unpub’d decision from 2/8, the trial judge is affirmed, but a concurring opinion lets the judge have it:
- although the trial judge’s decision does not appear to have been based on or influenced by the attitudes he expressed,
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Ret. Justice Haller reappointed to CJEO
Supreme Court Makes Appointments to Committee on Judicial Ethics OpinionsPresiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County; Judge Michael T. Garcia (ret.) of the Superior Court of Sacramento County; and Justice Judith L. Haller …
Pipeline statute giving surveyors access to private property is constitutional, Iowa Supreme Court holds
By Rox Laird
Iowa’s statute governing hazardous underground pipelines that allows pipeline developers to enter private property to conduct surveys against a landowner’s will is not an unconstitutional taking, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a Nov. 22 decision.
Kent Kasischke refused to…