Div. Six of this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday that a petition for resentencing, filed under a statutory scheme adopted after the Legislature amended the definition of murder in 2019 to limit implied malice liability, may be denied at the prima facie stage based on judicial remarks made after a bench trial indicating that the defendant personally acted with the intent to kill.

(Subscription required) Here is a list of state and federal judges, justices and commissioners in California who were appointed, retired, resigned or died during the past year.

The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One (San Diego) has announced its intention to destroy some of its civil records under Rule 10.1028(d) of the California Rules of Court.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would have required California schools to allow teachers to inform parents if a student identifies as transgender. This temporary stay preserves the current policy while the court considers whether to impose a longer hold during the state’s appeal.