The Supreme Court today denied a request to depublish the Fourth District, Division Two, Court of Appeal’s opinion in People v. Superior Court (Valdez), which requires denial of a petition for resentencing of a defendant for a murder he committed when he was 17.

Dunn is an automatic direct appeal from a July 2010 judgment of death.

(Subscription required) Many California parents don't realize they can request specific legal tools -- from police reports to court-appointed child advocates -- that give children a voice in custody disputes and protect them from harm both inside and outside the courtroom.

(Subscription required) Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia warned that threats of violence and efforts to impeach federal judges are eroding public trust and doing "profound damage" to the rule of law as she addressed the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference in Monterey.