Shootings of people who mistakenly go to the wrong house test the limits of stand your ground laws

The fatal shooting in early November of a house cleaner who mistakenly went to the wrong address in Indiana feels hauntingly ...
JD Supra

California Supreme Court Defines “Reasonable Effort” That is Required for a Good-Faith Defense to a Claim for Unpaid Wages

The California Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that serves as an important reminder to employers: good intentions ...

18 prisoners seek reduced sentences under California’s rarely used Racial Justice Act

Attorneys from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Stanford Law School filed 18 petitions seeking to reduce the prison terms of ...

Does my neighbor have to clean up leaves, branches on my yard? What CA law says

California law generally prohibits cutting down a neighbor’s tree, but you can trim or remove branches and roots that encroach on your property, as long as it doesn’t permanently damage or kill the ...

Indiana fatal shooting renews questions about stand-your-ground laws and their limits. Here’s what to know

Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez’s mistaken arrival at the wrong Indiana address Wednesday cost her her life. As the ...
Opinion

Florida’s new open carry ruling combines with ‘stand your ground’ to create new freedoms – and new dangers

Stand your ground laws effectively expand the boundaries of the castle doctrine to the wider world, removing the duty to retreat and allowing people to use lethal force anywhere they have a legal ...

Indiana Homeowner Charged in Fatal Shooting of House Cleaner Who Showed up at the Wrong Door

Prosecutors have filed a voluntary manslaughter charge against an Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner after ...