COURT WON'T RULE ON BUDGET ISSUE.Byline: Scripps-McClatchy Western Service The California Supreme Court decided Wednesday not to wade into a lawsuit filed over the 30-day state budget impasse im·passe n. 1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac. 2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate: reached an impasse in the negotiations. - at least not yet. Some state employee unions, along with state Controller Kathleen Connell Kathleen Connell was the California State Controller from 1995 until 2003. She is currently President of the Connell Group, an investment advisory firm located in Washington, D.C. Dr. , had asked the state's high court to immediately accept their appeal of a July 21 ruling by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien that state officials cannot pay the state's bills without a new budget. But the court on Wednesday directed those groups to take their arguments to the 2nd District Court of Appeal, which on Tuesday issued a stay of O'Brien's decision pending further review. That court's ruling - which is not expected for months - could then be appealed to the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Gov. Pete Wilson For others named Pete Wilson, see . Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican politician from California. Wilson served as the thirty-sixth Governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that and legislative leaders continued budget negotiations Wednesday afternoon. Emerging from a 90-minute session, they predicted an overall budget agreement could be reached by the weekend, with votes in the Assembly and Senate sometime next week. Responding to a state agency's attempt to discipline an appellate judge for a dissenting opinion dissenting opinion n. (See: dissent) , an Assembly panel has voted to protect judges from discipline for the legal positions in their rulings. The bill approved Tuesday by the Assembly Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee may refer to:
intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides 1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president. 2. To possess or exercise authority or control. 3. Justice J. Anthony Kline of the 1st District Court of Appeal. In a dissenting opinion in December, Kline said he could no longer follow a 1992 state Supreme Court ruling that allowed parties in a civil suit to erase previous court decisions in their case as part of a settlement. Kline said the ruling allowed wealthy parties to buy and sell court judgments. The commission accused Kline of violating his duty to follow the law, including Supreme Court precedents. Kopp's bill, SB 1623, in part would prohibit the commission from charging a judge with misconduct for a decision that was found to be legally incorrect. |
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