(Subscription required) Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said federal immigration authorities have appeared at at least 17 California courthouses in the past year, prompting courts to expand remote proceedings and seek guidance, while the Supreme Court prepares to address a growing backlog of Racial Justice Act appeals.

(Subscription required) In an era when skepticism of the judiciary is peaking as politicians and interest groups criticize the basis and fairness of court decisions, Santa Clara County Judge Julia Alloggiamento pushes hard the other way.

(Subscription required) From interpreter to judge, Sally Espinoza's focus is understanding in the courtroom.

(Subscription required) The court without comment let stand a First District Court of Appeal ruling last year that rejected claims by alumni and descendants of namesake Serranus Hastings that the Legislature and the school’s board of directors had no authority to remove Hastings’ name. The unanimous appellate panel also found that the state was not bound by an 1878 law requiring the school to provide a seat on the board to the Hastings family in perpetuity.