(Subscription required) The Commission on Judicial Performance has initiated formal proceedings against retired 3rd District Court of Appeal Justice William J. Murray Jr., alleging a decade-long pattern of chronic delay in deciding hundreds of appellate cases.

The Trump administration has continued widespread immigration enforcement activities -- with a reported goal of up to 3,000 deportations per day.

Div. One of the First District Court of Appeal has held that a special motion to strike filed under California’s anti-SLAPP statute was properly denied on timeliness grounds where the request itself was submitted within the statutory 60-day window but the supporting memorandum of points and authorities was not.

The Third District Court of Appeal has reversed a judgment granting a petition of administrative mandamus challenging the State Personnel Board’s decision to fire a California Highway Patrol officer who, on four occasions, claimed overtime based on hours he spent at home.