Supreme Court Oral Argument

The live webcast will begin here at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3.

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The following cases are placed upon the calendar of the Supreme Court for hearing at its courtroom in the Ronald Reagan State Office Building, 300 South Spring Street, Third Floor, North Tower, Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2025.  The public may attend in person and also have access to argument via live-streaming on the judicial branch website:  https://supreme.courts.ca.gov/. 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025 — 9:00 A.M.

(1)  Shear Development Co., LLC v. California Coastal Commission, S284378
(Stone, J., assigned justice pro tempore)
#24-99 Shear Development Co., LLC v. California Coastal Commission, S284378.  (B319895; nonpublished opinion; San Luis Obispo County Superior Court; 20CV-0431.)
Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in an action for writ of administrative mandate.  This case presents the following issue:  What standard of review applies to a decision by the California Coastal Commission asserting appellate jurisdiction under Public Resources Code section 30603, where such jurisdiction depends on the Coastal Commission’s disagreement with a local government’s interpretation of its local coastal program?

(2)  People v. Morgan (Henry), S286493
(Tucher, P. J., assigned justice pro tempore)
#24-190 People v. Morgan (Henry), S286493. (A166435; 103 Cal.App.5th 488; Sonoma County Superior Court; SCR7469261.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment of conviction of criminal offenses and remanded for resentencing.  This case presents the following issue:  Is assault (Pen. Code, § 240) a necessarily included lesser offense of resisting an executive officer by force or violence (Pen. Code, § 69, subd. (a))?