July 15 (Reuters) - State courts in California would be required to adopt policies on the use of artificial intelligence unless they ban AI outright, under a proposed new judicial rule. The Judicial ...

The job of a justice at this level is to settle major legal questions in California law and review cases statewide.

In Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, the case’s second appearance before the California Supreme Court in two years, the Supreme Court confirmed that an employer does not incur civil penalties for ...

California’s court system faces an ongoing budget crunch that has contributed to a shortage of judges and slowed the progress of cases, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court said Wednesday ...

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Imagine you’re in court for a traffic ticket or a child custody dispute. You expect a judge to weigh your case with impartial wisdom and a thorough understanding of the law. But what if, behind the ...

For most people, interactions with the court system are rare, but when they do occur, the consequences can be significant. Generative AI introduces both opportunities and risks into the judicial ...

SummaryCalifornia appellate courts have long grappled with the tension between judicial independence and impartiality. In a recent case involving Alkiviades “Alki” David, the presence of Trial Judge ...

Lawyers, law students and legal staff lie on the ground in the rain outside Stanley Mosk Courthouse during a die-in to protest the decisions by grand juries in New York and Missouri in Los Angeles, ...