Defense lawyers feared that in addition to violating due-process rights, the closure further exposed defendants to COVID-19 as they wait in jail. 

Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and Councilman Sergio Jimenez want the city to align with neighboring counties that have stricter rules in place.

The expungements stem from collaborative efforts of the local district attorney, public defender, the county and the courts. 

The expansion of telephonic payment services aligns with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control promoting “social distancing.”

The conservative Prager University plans to continue its fight in California’s 6th District Court of Appeals. 

The lawsuit claims that the festival association, a Gilroy-based non-profit, could have done numerous things to make the event safer.

The Young Women’s Freedom Center aims to end incarceration for girls and young adults in Santa Clara County.

The plaintiffs argued that the city was responsible for unsafe conditions at the intersection where a car struck the kids.

Fremont Union High School District officials who hired the recalled jurist say the outrage over his new gig took them off guard. 

The plaintiff accuses district officials of intentionally inflicting of emotional distress after she reported being sexually assaulted by a classmate.

Judge Patricia Lucas on Friday threw out the case, which accused city officials of unlawful secrecy in their dealings with Google.

The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury dealt a harsh blow to the Valley Transportation Authority in a new report.

Court officials say there’s no “surplus,” however, and that the state needs a better way to assess how many judges each county needs.

The retired judge, who served for more than a decade as police auditor and spent a dozen years on the bench, died in her home Sunday.

Sources say court officials downplayed the scope of a software bug that charged too much or too little for some traffic violations.

A judge drastically upped the bail Monday for a rape suspect charged with assaulting a woman who brought food to his San Martin shelter.