The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday struck down as unconstitutional California statutes purportedly aimed at preventing dialysis providers from profiting from an alleged conflict-of-interest scheme in which the centers make charitable contributions to groups that offer premium assistance to help their patients secure insurance policies that pay out for the services they provide.

The California Supreme Court ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Wednesday to halt his investigation of hundreds of thousands of ballots he obtained from the county registrar to examine alleged voter fraud in last November’s election.

From the top down, the site's 53 courtrooms will hold civil and criminal proceedings. Myriad high-tech features allow for video conferencing, enhanced digital evidence presentation, and multi-view courtroom camera systems that protect juror and witness privacy. The facility is named in honor of former California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.

(Subscription required) The California Supreme Court has tossed the conviction and death sentence of a man found guilty of murdering his mother and a police chief, saying the trial court failed to investigate defense claims that a juror was biased.