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The California Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) (referenced in statute by its original name, the Legislative Counsel Bureau) [1] was founded in 1913 and is a nonpartisan public agency that drafts legislative proposals, prepares legal opinions, and provides other confidential legal services to the Legislature and certain other California agencies and offices.
The Sacramento County Public Law Library (SCPLL) is a “public” law library in the capital city of the State of California. In 1891 the state of California enacted statutes [1] mandating an independent law library in every county. Since its inception SCPLL has provided free public access to legal information.
The California Constitution originally made the Supreme Court the only appellate court for the whole state. As the state's population skyrocketed during the 19th century, the Supreme Court was expanded from three to seven justices, and then the Court began hearing the majority of appeals in three-justice panels.
The Sacramento County Public Defender provides criminal defense services for those unable to afford private counsel. The current public defender is Amanda M. Benson. For cases where the public defender has a legal conflict or is otherwise unable to provide services, services are provided by a group of private attorneys compensated by the Court.
The Northwestern California University School of Law is an online-only law school registered in Sacramento, California, founded in 1982. [4] It is accredited by the State Bar of California , [ 5 ] and is approved to award the Juris Doctor degree upon completion and graduation from the program.
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Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) emphasized that California law enforcement has “no obligation” to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with deportation or identification processes.
One quirk of California law is that when a party petitions the appellate courts for a writ of mandate (California's version of mandamus), the case name becomes [petitioner name] v. Superior Court (that is, the superior court is the respondent on appeal), and the real opponent is then listed below those names as the " real party in interest ".