Ticket-fixing judge not entitled to pension
A Santa Clara County judge who was forced off the bench after being convicted of fixing traffic tickets in 2004 is not entitled to a pension, even though his felony conviction was reduced to a …
Court says minor’s ‘consent’ to sex with teacher is no defense for school district
A Los Angeles jury’s denial of damages to an eighth-grade student who was led into having sex with her teacher prompted the Legislature to change state law: A minor’s “consent” to sex with an adult in …
Court says stalking doesn’t require threat of violence
A stalker, the law says, is someone who repeatedly follows or maliciously harasses another person and makes a “credible threat” intended to put that person in “reasonable fear for his or her safety.” …
Court says DOJ doesn’t have to correct mistakes in press releases
If this posting contains a mistake, we’ll correct it. It’s a journalist’s moral obligation and — if the mistake could harm someone’s reputation — a legal one as well. But there’s no legal obligation …
Court: Parole OK for prisoner who denies crime
The California parole board can deny release for an inmate who lacks “insight” into the crime he or she committed many years ago. But a state appeals court says a prisoner who has behaved well during …
Legislature ready to change law that denied compensation to wrongly imprisoned man
The Legislature is apparently ready to fill a gap in California’s law to compensate people who are imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit. The gap is that the law covers only those who suffered …
Court blocks deportation of man targeted by Taliban
When his brother-in-law was murdered by the Taliban, a Pakistani named Muhammad Islam spoke out against the terrorist organization at a memorial service, and was joined by another man named Jameel. …
Judge who freed man from jail gets censured but keeps his job
A veteran judge from Fresno is sighing with relief after a rebuke from a state disciplinary commission for illegally getting an acquaintance released from jail after an arrest for domestic violence. …
