- A California trial judge tentatively allowed the state to change the name of UC Hastings College of the Law under legislation created in response to founder Serranus C. Hastings’ involvement in mass killings of Native Americans.
- Judge Richard B. Ulmer of the San Francisco Superior Court on Friday issued a tentative order denying a preliminary injunction bid by descendants of the school founder who oppose legislation that would rename the school following an investigation that concluded Hastings had perpetrated genocidal acts against Native Californians.
- The decision comes about three months after the group, including school alumni and Hastings descendants, sued the state and the school in an effort to block the school from being renamed “University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.”
Law360 reports Courts Experienced A Decrease In Case Filings In 2022
- Federal courts around the country docketed fewer cases in fiscal year 2022 compared to previous years, according to a year-end report issued Saturday by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts that focused on data but was silent on the hot-button topic of high court ethics issues.
- Courts of appeals experienced a 6% decrease in new filings, while the Supreme Court saw 8% fewer cases in fiscal year 2022.
- The high court, however, heard arguments for and disposed of a similar number of cases in its most recent term compared to the 2020 term, according to the report. In the 2021 term, the court heard arguments in 70 cases and disposed of 63, and in the 2020 term, the court heard arguments in 72 cases and disposed of 69.
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