The governor has appointed his legal affairs secretary, Peter Siggins, to a spot on the First District Court of Appeals… an announcement that was only about two hours after the governor created a second vacancy on that court by elevating … Continue reading »

Ending months of speculation, Governor Schwarzenegger today nominated appeals court jurist Carol Corrigan to the California Supreme Court. Corrigan, 57, has served as a justice on the First District Court of Appeal since 1994. If confirmed by the Council on … Continue reading »

Every reporter had the same question today at the end of the closed-door clemency hearing for Stanley Tookie Williams: who said what, and what was the reaction of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the arguments made by the attorneys? What happened … Continue reading »

Proposition 77 may have been soundly rejected by voters last month, but the legal questions that surfaced over the initiative this past summer are scheduled to be revisited tomorrow by the state's highest court. And the issue is pretty simple: … Continue reading »

One of the proponents of last month's failed Proposition 73, requiring parental notification before a pregnant teenager's abortion, is attempting to put the issue back on the ballot– but this time, without one of the November measure's most controversial provisions. … Continue reading »

That's Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata's take on how efforts to craft a bond for infrastructure needs will highlight whether Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is serious about working with legislators… and not campaigning against them. Perata briefed Capitol reporters this … Continue reading »