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California Courts of Appeal

Jan. 12, 2016

State depublication rule draws criticism from judges, lawyers

A majority of judges and attorneys who responded to a request for public comment favor abolishing the state's 110-year-old practice of stripping precedential authority from appeals court opinions.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A majority of judges and attorneys who responded to a request for public comment favor abolishing the state's 110-year-old practice of stripping precedential authority from appeals court opinions.

The state Supreme Court is scrutinizing the rule that requires appellate decisions to be decertified from publication in official reports once the high court agrees to grant review.

The practice o...

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