Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, for the second time, yesterday denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus sought by a man who, in 1991, beat, raped and murdered his girlfriend, and whose release on parole was blocked by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Now an advisory committee, the original Tribal Court/State Court Coalition was launched in 2010 to forge working relationships between California's tribal and state court judges.

John Hill in Law360 Canada had a column called, “When the judiciary and politics mix.” He said that “Justice Liu was delivering an important and timely message” in a manner with no Canadian equivalent — “In Canada, we have never had a situation like” Liu’s speech that directly criticized the U.S. administration. “Nonetheless,” he added, “should the executive branch of Canada get so out of line that democracy in this country is threatened, hopefully our judges and lawyers will be the first to speak up.”

(Subscription required) Specifically, the filing asks the justices to expand and extend an existing program that allows 2020 law school graduates to temporarily practice law under the supervision of an attorney. That program, aimed at helping graduates impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic find interim work, gives the remaining 71 participants until the end of this year to make the exam pass list.