Santa Clara County Superior Court

Milpitas Ordered to Pay Legal Fees in Public Records Suit

The First Amendment Coalition has been awarded $100,000 in attorneys’ fees in its successful public records lawsuit against Milpitas.

The ex-undersheriff says he neglected to refile a candidate statement out of confusion and because the county misinformed him.

An appeals court on Wednesday rejected Brock Turner’s bid for a new trial and upheld his conviction for sexual assault and attempted rape.

Stanford professor Michele Dauber has carried the momentum from a high-profile judicial recall campaign into local activism.

Brock Turner’s lawyer said his client only wanted to have “sexual ‘outercourse’” with his passed-out victim and didn’t intend to rape her.

Brock Turner’s lawyer is set to appear in court today to appeal the former Stanford University swimmer’s 2016 sexual assault conviction.

A federal judge has denied a request by the city of Gilroy to toss a sexual harassment case by a former police department employee.

Voters on Tuesday ousted Judge Aaron Persky, ending what’s being called the highest-profile political campaign ever in Santa Clara County.

Judge Aaron Persky has privileged the rights of male perpetrators rather than protecting the rights of female victims.

The public’s right to know about a former Milpitas official’s alleged misconduct outweighs his right to privacy, according to a court ruling.