Articles by Maura Dolan

No matter what voters decide this November on same-sex marriage, the election will not change one fact: Over the last decade, California has become the nation’s leader in providing legal protections to gays and lesbians. Read more

A sexual assault that leaves a victim pregnant may be punished more severely than one that did not result in pregnancy, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously today. Read more

The California Supreme Court made it easier today for prison inmates to win parole over a governor’s objections. Read more

The California Supreme Court ruled today that physicians may not refuse to provide fertility treatments to lesbians because of religious beliefs. Read more

State crime lab analyst Kathryn Troyer was running tests on Arizona’s DNA database when she stumbled across two felons with remarkably similar genetic profiles. Read more

The California Supreme Court gave new protection to the state’s endangered species Thursday, ruling unanimously that developers, loggers and other commercial interests may be required to compensate for unforeseen wildlife losses. Read more

The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to remove an anti-gay marriage initiative from the November ballot. Read more

A federal appeals court upheld a $15 million jury verdict for three Los Angeles police officers who alleged they were falsely arrested and prosecuted as part of the Rampart corruption scandal. Read more

Schools may not strip-search students for drugs based on an unverified tip, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Read more