The seven arguments mean there will be only 53 opinions filed in the 2024-2025 term. The previous two terms had 58 and 55 opinions.

(Subscription required) California State Bar corrects February exam errors, adding four more passers. Issues with essay scores, uploads, and retakes resolved, but some test takers demand fairness amid ongoing performance test review.

The Supreme Court denied review in People v. Denem, in which a Second District, Division Three, Court of Appeal unpublished opinion rejected constitutional challenges to a statute (Penal Code section 3051(h)) that prevents otherwise available youth-offender parole hearings for defendants serving life without parole sentences for special circumstances murders committed when older than 17 and younger than 26.

(Subscription required) In an email to applicants, the state bar said at least four people who were told they failed the February exam actually passed.