Faces of the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a terrible delay in jury trials. Click the video above, prepared by CAOC president Deborah Chang, that was submitted to the Legislature at the Feb. 23 joint hearing of the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees on the struggles of access to justice during the pandemic.

The latest information
on court reopenings
For information on each county's Superior Court stats, click here

May 26, 2021
Historic police reform and civil
rights bill passes state Senate
Senate Bill 2 by Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) and Sen. President pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) now moves to the Assembly for consideration in policy committees. Click here

May 3, 2021
Court finds online marketplaces
responsible for dangerous products
The decision is one of the first to establish Amazon and other online retailers must play by the same rules of responsibility that apply to brick-and-mortar stores. Click here

April 29, 2021
Senate passes CAOC bill
to stop "death discounts"
Senate Bill 447 by Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) aims to restore the right of a victim or their loved ones to pursue human suffering damages even if they pass away before their trial. Click here