(Subscription required) A former security guard urged the California Supreme Court at a hearing Tuesday to find that his employer must pay retroactive civil penalties for knowingly and intentionally violating wage statement requirements for years while litigating claims it eventually lost, arguing the state labor code doesn't include a good-faith dispute defense.

The state bar’s board of trustees on Friday decided to ask California lawmakers to approve a 24% hike in mandatory fees, which will address a projected $24 million deficit in 2025. That change would bring the total mandatory attorney fees to $608 from the current $463, which accounts for the elimination this year of a special $5 information technology assessment.

Young adults ages 18-25 convicted of murder can be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting arguments that they should be considered for parole decades later after becoming more mature and less impulsive.

Several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change in the Constitution – guaranteeing women the right to vote.