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On August 10, 2015, in an opinion that has already garnered a great deal of attention and commentary, the California Supreme Court ruled that an insurer that funded the payment for its insured of independent counsel (or “Cumis” counsel as independent...

by Diane Rufino Nullification is the theory that says that actions of the federal government that are passed, imposed, or exercised in excess or abuse of the express authority granted in the Constitution are not enforceable. If there is no proper foundation...

Pancakes & Politics “Official” (as we are) V O T E R G U I D E (also known as PPVG, by absolutely no one) by Alan Miller and Danielle Fodor Pancakes and Politics had two goals this election: Eat Pancakes Talk Politics On eating pancakes, we...

John Elwood reviews Monday’s relisted cases. Welcome back readers! 2015 started out with such promise, but here it is a mere sixteen days in and it’s already shot to Hell, with you sitting there devitalizing your bright eyes with our pixelated nonsense...

The seven members of the California Supreme Court spend about 25 percent of their time on death penalty appeals, an extraordinary allocation of scarce resources that no doubt frustrates them. In an interview with KQED this week, I asked Chief Justice...