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California Supreme Court

Dec. 13, 2019

Chief Justice says high court will be inundated with political cases next year

Election challenges are based on fact, theory, emotional reasons, and disputes over ballot titles, credentials and the constitutionality of initiatives, Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye said Thursday.

Chief Justice says high court will be inundated with political cases next year
Cantil-Sakauye

SACRAMENTO -- Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye expects the California Supreme Court to be "inundated" with political cases in 2020.

"2020 is an election year," Cantil-Sakauye said Thursday. "You may not realize that the court gets inundated with election challenges: based on fact, based on theory and based on emotional and inflammatory [reasons], in the form of chall...

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