(Subscription required) The high court on Thursday reversed the death penalty for Jason Alejandro Aguirre, citing a 2021 law requiring stricter proof of gang activity, but left his murder and attempted murder convictions intact.

A divided California Supreme Court held yesterday that the property tax assessment for a hotel—which is generally calculated by estimating the present value of the owner’s future income stream without taking into account intangible assets derived from purely business activities—may include “key money” payments made by a management company vying for work and city subsidies in the form of the assignment of occupancy fees to the enterprise.

(Subscription required) A towering figure in California's judiciary and a devoted jazz pianist celebrates five decades on the bench on Monday. Known for his wit, clarity and collegiality, Arthur Gilbert plans to retire at the end of the year.

A law firm that rendered services to trust beneficiaries under a contingency fee agreement providing that it would receive 40% of the gross recovery, and was unpaid, had no causes of action against the trustee or the lawyer and the law firm he retained, Div. Four of the First District Court of Appeal has held.