The California Supreme Court welcomes public comment on possible amendments that would affect the citation of unpublished appellate opinions in certain court filings, the citation of published Court of Appeal opinions in cases in which the Supreme Court has granted review, and service requirements for requests for depublication.

(Subscription required) The high court granted review on Wednesday in Lorenzo v. San Francisco Zen Center, a suit involving a former staff member at the Sōtō Zen Buddhist church alleging unpaid regular, overtime and meal period wages.

Kings County farmers will have to pay an extraction fee after the state Supreme Court decided to stay out of the litigation.

Fake court cases. Made-up legal citations. A prosecutor who blamed it all on typos. California’s highest court just drew a line in the sand and lawyers who rely on AI without checking its work are now squarely in the crosshairs.