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Supreme Court Oral Argument

The audio issues with the court's oral argument webcast on September 8, 2025 have been resolved.  A full copy of the proceedings with the missing audio restored is available here: Oral Argument link

November 4, 2025 Oral Argument Cases

S280256 - FUENTES v. EMPIRE NISSAN

(Stewart, P. J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Respondent’s Petition for Review Filed on May 31, 2023
  2. Appellants’ Answer to Petition for Review Filed on June 20, 2023
  3. Respondent’s Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on June 30, 2023
  4. Respondent’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on November 7, 2023
  5. Appellants’ Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on February 5, 2024
  6. Respondent’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on March 26, 2024
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Filed on April 26, 2024
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of Public Justice Filed on April 26, 2024
  9. Appellants’ Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on May 28, 2024
  10. Respondent’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on May 28, 2024

S282937 - GILROY, CITY OF v. S.C. (LAW FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY)

(Consolidated case with S282950 - LAW FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY v. S.C. (CITY OF GILROY))

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Real Party in Interest, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Petition for Review Filed on December 4, 2023
  2. Petitioner, City of Gilroy, Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 22, 2023
  3. Real Party in Interest, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on January 12, 2024
  4. Real Party in Interest, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on April 22, 2024
  5. Petitioner, City of Gilroy, Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on June 21, 2024
  6. Real Party in Interest, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on August 26, 2024
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of League of California Cities and California Special Districts Association Filed on September 23, 2024
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of California State Association of Counties Filed on September 25, 2024
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, Bay Area Legal Aid, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, California Rural Legal Assistance, Centro Legal de la Raza, The Child Care Law Center, Community Legal Aid SoCal, Disability Rights California, The Eviction Defense Collaborative, Family Violence Appellate Project, The Impact Fund, Justice in Aging, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, La Raza Centro Legal, Legal Aid Association of California, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Legal Aid of Marin, The Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Legal Aid of Sonoma County, Legal Services of Northern California, National Health Law Program, The National Homelessness Law Center, The National Housing Law Project, OneJustice, Public Counsel, The Public Interest Law Project, Senior Advocacy Network, The Western Center on Law and Poverty, The Youth Law Center, and UnCommon Law Filed on September 26, 2024
  10. Amicus Curiae Brief of First Amendment Coalition, LA Times Communications LLC, The McClatchy Company LLC, California Newspapers Partnership, Californians Aware, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Society of Professional Journalists, and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Filed on September 26, 2024
  11. Petitioner, City of Gilroy, Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on November 26, 2024
  12. Real Party in Interest, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on November 27, 2024

S282950 - LAW FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY v. S.C. (CITY OF GILROY)

(Consolidated case with S282937 - GILROY, CITY OF v. S.C. (LAW FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY))

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Petitioner, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Petition for Review Filed on December 4, 2023
  2. Real Party in Interest, City of Gilroy, Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 22, 2023
  3. Petitioner, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on January 12, 2024

S287164 - SELLERS v. S.C. (PEOPLE)

(justice pro tempore to be assigned)

  1. Petitioner’s Petition for Review Filed on October 2, 2024
  2. Petitioner’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on February 18, 2025
  3. Petitioner’s Notice of Errata Filed on February 21, 2025
  4. Real Party in Interest, The People, Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on June 20, 2025
  5. Petitioner’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on July 31, 2025
  6. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Southern California, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, and California Public Defenders Association Filed on August 29, 2025