California Appeals Court Denies Rehearing in DWR Precondemnation Entry Case
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California Court of Appeal Denies Rehearing in Water Resources Property Entry Case
The Third District Court of Appeal denied a petition for rehearing from landowners challenging the Department of Water Resources' authority to enter properties for precondemnation testing.
California Appellate Court Rules Family Home Can Qualify as 'Less Restrictive Program' for Juvenile Offenders
A California appellate court held that placement in a family home with supervision and programming by a community agency can meet the requirements of a "less restrictive program" under state juvenile law.
California Appeals Court Reverses Sexual Assault Conviction Over 'Presumptively Invalid' Jury Challenge of Nurse
A California Court of Appeal panel reversed a sexual assault conviction, holding that the trial court erred by failing to determine whether the prosecutor's peremptory challenge of a nursing student was "presumptively invalid" under a 2022 state law targeti...
California Appeals Court Rules Nursing Student Has FEHA Standing as Unpaid Intern
A California appellate panel reversed summary judgment for Victor Valley Community College District, holding that a nursing student completing mandatory clinical rotations qualified as an "unpaid intern" protected by the Fair Employment and Housing Act agai...
California Court of Appeal Reverses Sex Assault Conviction Over Jury Selection Error
The California Court of Appeal reversed Jose Gerardo Espiritu's conviction on forcible rape, forcible copulation, and forcible sodomy charges involving a 16-year-old victim after finding the trial court failed to evaluate whether a prosecutor's peremptory c...
California Appeal Court Reverses Sex Assault Conviction Over Jury Selection Error
A California appellate court reversed a sexual assault conviction after determining the trial court failed to properly evaluate whether a prosecutor's peremptory challenge against a nurse was presumptively invalid.
California Appeals Court Rules Nursing Student Has FEHA Standing As 'Unpaid Intern' in Sexual Harassment Case
The California Court of Appeal held that a nursing student completing clinical rotations qualified as an "unpaid intern" under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and reversed summary judgment for Victor Valley Community College District.