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For nearly a decade, a California town fought to seize its privately owned water utility; now the state Supreme Court has ruled 7-0 against its takeover argument

In a landmark decision, California's Supreme Court dismissed a town's claim regarding the use of eminent domain for utility purposes. The judges emphasized the need for a thorough, independent evaluation of necessity declarations before any utility can be seized. This shift significantly impacts how courts will weigh municipal efforts to…

The Times of India

How John Eastman helped AG Harris Get Elected, and why VP Harris Thought Leondra Kruger was too "Cautious" for SCOTUS, While KBJ Would Be "Bold"

Two tidbits from the New York Times that I did not know.

Reason

Police in California aren't immune from certain misconduct lawsuits, high court rules

The Supreme Court of California has ruled that police are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes

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Death sentence tossed in murders of dad, stepmom, stepsister

The California Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence for a Los Angeles man who was twice convicted of murdering his father, stepmother and 8-year-old stepsister in 1982

The Independent UK

Leondra Kruger to the D.C. Circuit?

A consolation prize for the short-list-runner-up?

Reason

Editorial: Joe Biden should put Calif.'s Leondra Kruger on Supreme Court

The last California Supreme Court justice nominated to the nation's highest court was Stephen Johnson Field, a former Marysville alcalde who wore a coat designed for firing pistols from the pockets, helped strike down the first peacetime income tax out of fear of socialism, and served well into his senility…

Tribune News Service

Kruger seeks to follow path to 'impartial and fair justice'

Leondra Kruger was once a clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and she's often thought of his advice to "always work hard and do your best.”

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Commentary: Why Biden should nominate J. Michelle Childs to be our next Supreme Court justice

Leondra Kruger is the daughter of two doctors. She graduated from Harvard College and attended law school at Yale University.

Chicago Tribune

California’s Leondra Kruger emerges as contender for U.S. Supreme Court

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles County native and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger’s resume spans the nation’s top universities, elite law firms and the federal Department of Justice.

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris will play a key role in helping Biden choose Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a new assignment: helping President Joe Biden select the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

The front-runners for Biden's Supreme Court pick

Biden promised to appoint a Black woman.

Axios

Biden’s first Supreme Court selection: The leading contenders

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement gives President Joe Biden the chance to fulfill his campaign promise to put the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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