Passed by the California legislature in 2022, the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act creates civil court proceedings, also known as CARE court, that can provide support for certain adults with severe mental illnesses. In San Joaquin County, Judge Jayne Lee finds that human connection and patience are key tools in the success of CARE court.

Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday, as a matter of first impression, that the impossibility affirmative defense in a breach of contract cause of action, which shields a defendant from liability if the party establishes that an unforeseen event either prevented performance or rendered it impracticable, sounds in equity and is to be determined by a judge and not the jury.

A public hospital district’s restriction prohibiting hosting abortion clinics at the group’s medical center violates the fundamental right of procreative choice enshrined in the California Constitution and is unenforceable because the choice to abort is a protected characteristic under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the Fifth District Court of Appeal has declared.

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to stop his investigation into ballots from the November special election that his office seized following accusations of voter fraud.