On September 30, 2026, the Governor signed into law SB 577. This bill amends multiple statutes, and provides significant protections to public entities. In particular, it expands Code of Civil Procedure section 1038, which allows public entities to seek attorney fees for bad-faith lawsuits upon the granting of summary judgment or similar dispositive motions, to…
In City of San Jose v. Superior Court (Smith), published March 2, 2017, the California Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeal decision denying disclosure of records under the California Public Records Act. The real party in interest made a CPRA request for e-mails and text messages sent or received on private electronic devices used…