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May 6 and 7, 2025 Oral Argument Cases

S280572 - IN RE Ja.O.

  1. Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on June 20, 2023
  2. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on October 13, 2023
  3. Respondent’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on February 7, 2024
  4. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on March 11, 2024
  5. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on March 11, 2024
  6. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Appellate Defense Counsel and Children’s Law Center of California Filed on April 12, 2024
  7. Respondent’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on May 10, 2024
  8. Amicus Curiae, California Appellate Defense Counsel and Children’s Law Center of California, Supplemental Brief Filed on November 12, 2024
  9. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on November 12, 2024
  10. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on November 12, 2024
  11. Appellant’s Reply to Supplemental Brief Filed on November 26, 2024
  12. Respondent’s Reply to Supplemental Brief Filed on November 26, 2024

S282521 - EPICENTRx v. S.C. (EPIRx)

  1. Petitioners’ Petition for Review Filed on October 31, 2023
  2. Petitioners’ Notice of Errata Filed on October 31, 2023
  3. Real Party in Interest, EpiRx, L.P., Answer to Petition for Review Filed on November 20, 2023
  4. Petitioners’ Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on November 30, 2023
  5. Petitioners’ Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on January 12, 2024
  6. Real Party in Interest, EpiRx, L.P., Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on February 13, 2024
  7. Petitioners’ Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on March 4, 2024
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Filed on April 4, 2024
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity, East Bay Community Law Center, Impact Fund, Legal Aid at Work, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, and Public Justice Filed on April 4, 2024
  10. Amicus Curiae Brief of Lockton Investment Advisors, LLC.; Lockton Investment Securities, LLC.; Lockton Companies, LLC.; and Lockton Partners, LLC. Filed on April 4, 2024
  11. Petitioners’ Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on May 6, 2024

S270535 - TAKING OFFENSE v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

  1. Respondent’s Petition for Review Filed on August 25, 2021
  2. Appellant’s Answer to Petition for Review Filed on September 10, 2021
  3. Respondent’s Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on September 20, 2021
  4. Respondent’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on February 9, 2022
  5. Appellant’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on April 6, 2022
  6. Respondent’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on June 24, 2022
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of Scholars in Social Work, Gerontology, and Social Science Filed on July 27, 2022
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Commission on Aging, Sage, Justice in Aging, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, and Openhouse Filed on July 27, 2022
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.; National Center for Lesbian Rights; American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California; American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California; API Equality-LA; Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom; Bet Tzedek Legal Services; California Employment Lawyers Association; California Womens Law Center; Center for Constitutional Rights; Equal Rights Advocates; Equality California; GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders; Impact Fund; Legal Aid at Work; National Center for Transgender Equality; National Employment Lawyers Association; National LGBTQ+ Bar Association; National Womens Law Center; Tom Homann LGBTQ+ Law Association; Trans Lifeline; Transgender Law Center; Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund; and TransLatin@California Filed on August 3, 2022
  10. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Professors of Freedom of Expression and Equality Law Filed on August 3, 2022
  11. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Assisted Living Association Filed on September 6, 2022
  12. Amicus Curiae Brief of Freedom X Filed on September 15, 2022
  13. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on June 20, 2023
  14. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on June 22, 2023
  15. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on August 4, 2023
  16. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on August 9, 2023
  17. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on December 26, 2023
  18. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on January 12, 2024

S169090 - PEOPLE v. CHOYCE (WILLIAM JENNINGS)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on March 28, 2016
  2. Respondent’s Brief Filed on April 26, 2019
  3. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on October 15, 2019
  4. Respondent’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 25, 2025

S273840 - PEOPLE v. FAIAL

  1. Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on April 1, 2022
  2. Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on June 22, 2022
  3. Respondent’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on August 31, 2022
  4. Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on October 28, 2022
  5. Appellant’s Additional Authorities Letter Filed on April 22, 2025

S283924 - PEOPLE v. DAIN

  1. Respondent’s Petition for Review Filed on March 4, 2024
  2. Appellant’s Answer to Petition for Review Filed on April 26, 2024
  3. Respondent’s Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on April 30, 2024
  4. Respondent’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on August 21, 2024
  5. Appellant’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on November 6, 2024
  6. Respondent’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on November 22, 2024

S184521 - PEOPLE v. DUNN (AARON NORMAN)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on March 14, 2018
  2. Respondent’s Brief Filed on March 25, 2019
  3. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on November 25, 2019
  4. Respondent’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 24, 2025

S044739 - PEOPLE v. BANKSTON (ANTHONY GEORGE)

  1. Appellant’s Opening Brief Filed on July 22, 2011
  2. Appellant’s Opening Brief Arguments I and II Filed on August 31, 2011
  3. Respondent’s Brief Filed on February 20, 2013
  4. Appellant’s Reply Brief Filed on June 20, 2014
  5. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on November 10, 2016
  6. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on March 8, 2017
  7. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on April 6, 2017
  8. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on April 27, 2023
  9. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on June 9, 2023
  10. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on June 23, 2023
  11. Appellant’s Letter Brief Filed on December 20, 2023
  12. Respondent’s Letter Filed on January 8, 2024
  13. Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on February 6, 2024
  14. Appellant’s Supplemental Brief Filed on February 20, 2024
  15. Appellant’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 23, 2025
  16. Appellant’s Notice of Supplemental Authorities Filed on April 23, 2025
  17. Respondent’s Notice of New Authorities Filed on April 24, 2025
  18. Respondent’s Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 24, 2025