Library News

The Judicial Council of California has published the 2021 Court Statistics Report: Statewide Caseload Trends 2010-11 Through 2019-20. An annual publication surveying the "condition and business of the California courts", the report provides caseload data for the California Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and superior courts. This year's report also addresses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on court workload in the 2019-20 fiscal year.

The library offers a digital collection of study materials that you can access from your laptop, tablet or phone. Find the links below or in the lower right-hand corner of the library's web page.

On December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, an abortion case from Mississippi with the potential to seriously challenge Roe v. Wade and other decisions that have found a constitutional right to have an abortion in the first six months of pregnancy, before a fetus can survive outside the womb. Mississippi's law bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

In a unanimous ruling issued on August 26, 2021 in the case of People v. McDaniel, the California Supreme Court upheld the state's death penalty statute in a challenge based on a deadlocked jury in the initial trial.

The California legislature has unanimously approved a bill that permits state courts to continue hosting remote civil hearings through at least July 1, 2023. Governor Newsom is expected to sign the bill into law. State Senator Tom Umberg, who authored SB 241, has expressed hope that permitting remote court hearings in the long-term could expand access to justice in the state and improve court efficiency.

Need a space to discuss class notes with a colleague? Make a reservation for a group study room through King Hall's Community Web Scheduler.

Reference Librarians can help you with Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law or CEB questions. Stop by the Reference Desk or make a research appointment by contacting [email protected] or using our online scheduling calendar.

The Mabie Law Library has an opening for a Research Librarian. For more information, please visit UC Davis Academic Personnel Recruit.

An Alameda County Superior Court Judge ruled the Proposition 22 enacted law, Business & Professions Codes 7448 as unconstitutional. The opinion states that the law is unconstitutional in several ways.

On August 26, 2021, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from enforcing the federal moratorium on evictions, imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended the moratorium through July 2021 and a group of Alabama real estate agents and landlords challenged the moratorium in the Washington D.C. circuit.