#california-supreme-court

#california-supreme-court

Already an associate justice, Waste had served earlier as a member of the state Assembly from Berkeley and as an appeals court judge. Waste was active in Berkeley civic affairs, including the downtown YMCA and various service clubs and organizations. He was a California native who came to UC Berkeley for college and stayed to live permanently. He was appointed by another Berkeleyean, then-Gov. Friend Richardson.

I am not going to rule on this because it would be inappropriate for me to do that at this point. The Supreme Court has to tell us its decision.

The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their cases. Both rulings turned on a 2021 law that raised the standard of evidence for proving that someone broke a law as part of criminal street gang activity. In different ways, the Supreme Court chose to apply the new standard to past convictions.

The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their cases. Both rulings turned on a 2021 law that raised the standard of evidence for proving that someone broke a law as part of "criminal street gang activity." In different ways, the Supreme Court chose to apply the new standard to past convictions.

The California Supreme Court sided with environmental groups, stating the lower court erred in its review of the California Public Utilities Commission's reduced payments to solar panel owners.