Bill To Make Native American Day A Paid State Judicial Holiday Passed in Assembly Committee

April 15, 2021 11:05 am

A bill that would make Native American Day a paid judicial holiday and remove Columbus Day as a paid holiday was passed 16-0 in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, sending the bill to a full Assembly Hearing. Assembly Bill...

Eviction Moratorium Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee

August 19, 2020 3:32 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would halt evictions until sometime next year and give renters additional protections during the rest of the COVID-19 panic passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 6-0. AB 1436 and the rent moratorium Assembly Bill 1436, authored...

CA Judicial Council Votes To End Eviction Moratorium September 2nd

August 14, 2020 2:50 amAugust 13, 2020 7:04 pm

On Thursday, the Judicial Council of California voted 19-1 to end the temporary eviction and foreclosure moratorium that has been in place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eviction, foreclosure moratoriums to end September 2nd Under the language of...

Law-Abiding Californians Still Under Lockdown Restrictions While Convicts Released

August 8, 2020 11:12 am

While California is still under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown and restrictions of most businesses, and wearing masks is mandatory, convicted criminals are being released from prisons. By the end of August, 18,000 convicts will have been released. A total...

California Ends Controversial ‘Zero Bail’ Policy That Allowed Quick Release of Criminal Suspects

June 10, 2020 10:02 pmJune 11, 2020 3:54 pm

On Wednesday, the California Judicial Council ended the temporary $0 bail policy that had severely reduced the number of incarcerated criminals at the height of coronavirus spread in the state. The zero-bail policy was a state rule that allowed people arrested...

Bail Temporary Suspended For Most Non-Felonies in California

April 13, 2020 3:17 pmApril 13, 2020 3:26 pm

On Monday April 13th, beginning at 5 P.M, bail will be eliminated for the majority of crimes in California. $0 Bail The emergency order, which was approved by the Judicial Council of California last week, will cover all misdemeanors and...

All Jury Trials in California Suspended for 60 Days In State Supreme Court Order

March 25, 2020 4:34 pm

In a late Monday announcement, California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye issues a statewide order to suspend all jury trials for 60 days due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Two months of no jury trials The suspension, which had already...