The interpretation or construction of statutes by the judicial branch of California is critically important not just to ...

The rulings were a win for Democrats and a sweeping rebuke to Republican Sheriff Chad Bianco.

The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated that state's election law by ordering his deputies to seize more than 650,000 ballots.

The job of a justice at this level is to settle major legal questions in California law and review cases statewide.

(CN) — The California Supreme Court reversed track Thursday on allowing so-called blanket challenges that seek to exclude a particular judge from hearing all or most cases assigned to them on a bad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A court reporter in training practices typing on a stenotype at Cypress College. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) The ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Conservation groups have battled for years with the city of Bakersfield and others over the proper amount of water needed for fish in the Kern River.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In a blow to court reporter unions, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that courts must allow electronic ...