Saint Vincent’s executive director is quoted as saying that “Justice Corrigan has devoted herself to the organization for over three decades, and her ‘wise counsel and exceptional leadership have ensured that our children and families receive top-notch services and an educational experience that empowers them to break free from the cycle of poverty.’ ”

At its conference yesterday, the Supreme Court’s actions of note included: Whistleblower, gang enhancements, intra-division ICWA conflict, one-justice appeal dismissal, Covid-related speedy trial violation, criminal case grant-and-holds, and capital habeas transfer.

(Subscription required) The ruling allows the state and local public attorneys to continue pursuing worker misclassification claims against the ride-hailing companies under California’s Unfair Competition Law in court even after voters in 2020 approved Proposition 22, an initiative allowing Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors.

The new law goes further by forbidding authorities from cooperating with out-of-state investigations into doctors who mail abortion pills to patients in other states. It also bans bounty hunters or bail agents from apprehending doctors and pharmacists in California and transporting them to another state to stand trial for providing an abortion.