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The California Supreme Court Historical Society (CSCHS) describes itself as "a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to recovering, preserving, and promoting California’s legal and judicial history, with a particular emphasis on the State’s highest court." [1] It is chaired by Patricia Guerrero, the chief justice of California. [2]
Smith v. California, 361 U.S. 147 (1959), was a U.S. Supreme Court case upholding the freedom of the press.The decision deemed unconstitutional a city ordinance that made one in possession of obscene books criminally liable because it did not require proof that one had knowledge of the book's content, and thus violated the freedom of the press guaranteed in the First Amendment. [1]
A California Supreme Court justice looks at law and society, 1964–1996: Allen E. Broussard oral history transcript. (1997). Interview by Gabrielle Morris. Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office, via Calisphere. Allen Broussard Papers. California Judicial Center Library, Special Collections and Archives. Online Archives of California.
The California Supreme Court ruling curtails the ability of public employees in the state to seek help from the courts in labor disputes.
Supreme Court of California [1] California Courts of Appeal (6 appellate districts) [2] Superior Courts of California (58 courts, one for each county) [3] State quasi-administrative courts of California. State Bar Court of California; [4] an administrative court within the judicial branch, subordinate to the California Supreme Court
It is directly responsible to the Supreme Court of California. All attorney admissions and disbarments are issued as recommendations of the State Bar, which are then routinely ratified by the Supreme Court. [41] [42] [43] California's bar is the largest in the U.S. with 200,000 members, of whom 150,000 are actively practicing.
Edwards v. People of State of California, 314 U.S. 160 (1941), was a landmark [1] [2] United States Supreme Court case where a California law prohibiting the bringing of a non-resident "indigent person" into the state was struck down as unconstitutional.
Initiated in 1968 in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Serrano v. Priest (John Serrano was a parent of one of several Los Angeles public school students; Ivy Baker Priest was the California State Treasurer at the time) set forth three causes of action (quotes from the decision).