(Subscription required) California Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant to extend a resentencing law to attempted manslaughter, despite arguments that excluding the crime produces an irrational result by denying relief available to defendants convicted of more serious offenses.

(Subscription required) San Diego County Superior Court Judge Matthew C. Braner has handled nearly every assignment on the court, but civil work has given him the combination of complexity and uncertainty he sought.

The rule declared by the California Supreme Court in 2003 that employers are strictly liable for harassment of an employee by a supervisor does not apply where the plaintiff was not under the direct control of the person accused of the misconduct, the Court of Appeal for this district has held.

(Subscription required) A new pilot gives some parents a second round of counseling -- and allows counselors to recommend parenting plans to judges -- drawing both interest and concern from family law attorneys.