(Subscription required) The Ninth Circuit on Friday declined to revive an attorney's claims alleging the California State Bar violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not granting extra time to respond to disciplinary action based on outstanding debt, finding the bar, as an arm of the state, is entitled to sovereign immunity.

In People v. Bankston, People v. Barrera, and People v. Chhuon and Pan, the parties were directed to address: (1) Once a violation of Penal Code section 745, subdivision (a)(2) is established on direct appeal, is an analysis for harmless error required under article VI, section 13 of the California Constitution before relief can be granted under Penal Code section 745, subdivision (e)(2), regardless of whether there is a statutory obligation to conduct a harmless error analysis under Penal Code section 745?

Ruling on 185 matters at yesterday’s conference, the Supreme Court straight granted one case, depublished the opinion in another, and took other notable actions.

Governor Newsom’s new budget proposal terminates a pilot program that increased juror pay from $15 to $100 a day to promote jury diversity. Critics say cutting the $27.5 million program undercuts fair representation and signals a shift back to mass incarceration-era policies.