(Subscription required) A bill advancing through the Legislature would bar the use of California’s civil courts to enforce provisions of other states’ anti-abortion laws. What’s at stake with AB 1666 isn’t just abortion but the U.S. Constitution’s “full faith and credit” clause. Opponents have already said they will sue if it becomes law.

(Subscription required) Acknowledging the state Supreme Court may have wanted it to, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel chose not to decide whether judges have the power to reinstate sentence-extending enhancements after the Los Angeles County district attorney dismissed them in a double murder case.

Recently, California passed legislation to protect California renters from evictions until June 30th. This protection only helps renters who applied for financial assistance before March 31st of this year. Also, it only protects them from being evicted for rent owed during the first two years of the pandemic, which means people can still get evicted for not paying rent in April or in the future.

Legislative efforts to politicize state judiciaries are moving full steam ahead in 2022. Spurred by the highly contentious redistricting cycle, some state lawmakers have openly considered impeaching state supreme court justices who strike down Republican-drawn congressional maps.