One of the more unusual bills enacted by the legislature this year concerns the use of "creative expression" in criminal proceedings. AB 2799 (Jones-Sawyer) defines "creative expression" as the ...

SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in the state. The measure, also known as Assembly Bill 2799, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed verdict on more than three dozen criminal justice laws before his bill-signing deadline Friday, approving measures to seal criminal records and free ...

Northern California prosecutors used artificial intelligence to write a criminal court filing that contained references to ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta on Friday announced his creation of a new legal team to investigate “wrongful or improper” criminal convictions from the past. The new Post-Conviction Justice Unit, the ...

Now, defense counsel from law firms and public defenders’ offices are rallying behind a proposal to amend Rule 15 of the ...

California voters ousted progressive prosecutors this election and resoundingly passed Proposition 36, which will lengthen jail and prison sentences for some drug and theft charges. Despite the ...

WOODLAND, Calif. (CN) — A doctor who rushed to the aid of a Davis, California, stabbing victim heard the suspect tell people to leave him alone before fleeing on a bicycle, officers testified Monday ...