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Government,
Civil Litigation

Aug. 18, 2017

Attorneys for CJP, state auditor argue limits on inquiry

Attorneys for the Commission on Judicial Performance and the state auditor debated Thursday whether the Constitution protects the judicial watchdog agency from an intrusive audit before a judge who will decide the matter.

SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys for the Commission on Judicial Performance and the state auditor debated Thursday whether the Constitution protects the judicial watchdog agency from an intrusive audit before a judge who will decide the matter.

The attorney for the CJP, Michael von Loewenfeldt of Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, argued that the California Constitution vests the power to decide the confidentiality of its documents in the CJP alone...

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