After the state Supreme Court declined to review the case, it’s unclear what options the city has left to implement voter ID.
Tag: California Supreme Court
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Schiff: Facts Irvine Voters Should Consider (But Weren’t Provided by the City Council) Before Voting to Adopt By-District Elections
Creation of voting districts poses risks of harm because (a) there is no definitive evidence that moving to by-district voting will result in greater minority representation; (b) other remedial alternatives to by-district elections can be applied; and (c) adoption of by-district elections opens the door to unintended consequences, including self-segregation.
Posted inEducation
California Supreme Court Swiftly Denies OC Board of Education School Mask Mandate Petition
The board’s petition was denied in just eight days. Meanwhile, virus cases continue increasing alongside hospitalizations throughout Orange County.
Posted inEducation
OC Board of Education Petition to Resume In Person Learning Denied by State Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court denied the county’s Board of Education effort to sue over Gov. Newsom’s in-person instruction order just two weeks before schools should re-open.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, State, Top Stories
OC Court Officials Revise Operations and Hearings After Public Outrage, But What Happens Next is Unclear
OC Court officials have partly backed off reopening courtrooms for hearings amid a higher court order to close for two weeks and public health orders for OC residents to stay at home, after scenes from the main courthouse in Santa Ana on Thursday drew outrage from attorneys and county officials.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Democratic Candidate for DA Faces Ballot Challenge Over State Bar Suspension
A controversial attorney and candidate for District Attorney, Lenore Albert-Sheridan, currently is suspended from practicing law by the California State Bar. A lawsuit filed last week is attempting to remove her from the June primary election ballot.
Posted inGovernment, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
State Bar Recommends One Year Suspension For OC Prosecutor
A judge for the State Bar of California is recommending Deputy District Attorney Sandra Lee Nassar be suspended from practicing law for one year, for failing to turn over evidence to defense attorneys in a 2011 child abuse case.
Posted inCountywide
State Supreme Court Set to Rule: Are Officials’ Private Texts, Emails About Government Business Public Records?
Are the emails and texts of California government officials who use personal cell phones, note pads or laptops to skirt the state’s public disclosure law still public records?
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Judge Set to Decide Whether to Bar DA From Another Murder Case
Like in the jailhouse snitch case, Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals is being asked to remove District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ office from a murder case due to allegations that prosecutors violated the defendant’s right to a fair trial.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Appellate Court: OK for DA to Disqualify Goethals
The 4th District Court of Appeal upheld the right of the DA’s office to disqualify the Superior Court judge presiding over the jailhouse snitch case from other murder cases, but described prosecutors’ actions as an “extraordinary abuse” of the procedure.
