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<li><a title="Practicing, Consulting, and Teaching Civil Appeals in California" href="http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog">Myron Moskovitz</a></li>
<li><a title="A joint project of the California Constitution Center and the Hastings Law Journal, in collaboration with Kerr &amp; Wagstaffe LLP and Horvitz &amp; Levy LLP" href="http://scocablog.com/">SCOCAblog</a></li>
<li><a title="News and resources for the Southern California appellate lawyer" href="https://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/">Southern California Appellate News</a></li>
<li><a title="Practice and developments in California’s appellate courts" href="http://www.calblogofappeal.com/">The California Blog of Appeal</a></li>
<li><a title="The law and politics affecting our State’s fundamental charter" href="https://calconst.blogspot.com/">The California Constitution</a></li>
<li><a title="A California-centric collection of comments and resources about complex litigation and class action practice" href="http://www.thecomplexlitigator.com/">The Complex Litigator</a></li>
<li><a title="Blog on California’s Unfair Competition Law and California class actions" href="http://www.uclpractitioner.com/">The UCL Practitioner</a></li>
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<li><a title="Practice and developments in California’s appellate courts" href="http://www.calblogofappeal.com/">The California Blog of Appeal</a></li>
<li><a title="The law and politics affecting our State’s fundamental charter" href="https://calconst.blogspot.com/">The California Constitution</a></li>
<li><a title="A California-centric collection of comments and resources about complex litigation and class action practice" href="http://www.thecomplexlitigator.com/">The Complex Litigator</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/newsroom/2025-08/2026_OralArgumentCalendar_public.pdf">2026 Argument, Conference, and Holiday Calendar</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://live-jcc-supremecourt.pantheonsite.io/case-information/oral-arguments/oral-arguments-calendar">Monthly Oral Argument Calendars</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/5766.htm">Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/15450.htm">Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/33016.htm">Associate Justice Leondra R. Kruger</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.courts.ca.gov/42327.htm">Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban</a></li>
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<li><a title="News and commentary on punitive damages litigation in California and nationwide" href="http://calpunitives.com/">California Punitive Damages</a></li>
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<li><a title="Practicing, Consulting, and Teaching Civil Appeals in California" href="http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog">Myron Moskovitz</a></li>
<li><a title="A joint project of the California Constitution Center and the Hastings Law Journal, in collaboration with Kerr &amp; Wagstaffe LLP and Horvitz &amp; Levy LLP" href="http://scocablog.com/">SCOCAblog</a></li>
<li><a title="News and resources for the Southern California appellate lawyer" href="https://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/">Southern California Appellate News</a></li>
<li><a title="Practice and developments in California’s appellate courts" href="http://www.calblogofappeal.com/">The California Blog of Appeal</a></li>
<li><a title="The law and politics affecting our State’s fundamental charter" href="https://calconst.blogspot.com/">The California Constitution</a></li>
<li><a title="A California-centric collection of comments and resources about complex litigation and class action practice" href="http://www.thecomplexlitigator.com/">The Complex Litigator</a></li>
<li><a title="Blog on California’s Unfair Competition Law and California class actions" href="http://www.uclpractitioner.com/">The UCL Practitioner</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/5766.htm">Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/15450.htm">Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/33016.htm">Associate Justice Leondra R. Kruger</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.courts.ca.gov/42327.htm">Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.calpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="post">California Appellate Law Podcast</a></li>
<li><a title="Thoughts on recent Ninth Circuit and California appellate cases" href="https://calapp.blogspot.com/">California Appellate Report</a></li>
<li><a title="A resource on the law governing attorneys’ fees &amp; costs awards" href="http://www.calattorneysfees.com/">California Attorney’s Fees</a></li>
<li><a title="News and commentary on punitive damages litigation in California and nationwide" href="http://calpunitives.com/">California Punitive Damages</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.californiasupremecourtreview.com/">California Supreme Court Review</a></li>
<li><a title="Practicing, Consulting, and Teaching Civil Appeals in California" href="http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog">Myron Moskovitz</a></li>
<li><a title="A joint project of the California Constitution Center and the Hastings Law Journal, in collaboration with Kerr &amp; Wagstaffe LLP and Horvitz &amp; Levy LLP" href="http://scocablog.com/">SCOCAblog</a></li>
<li><a title="News and resources for the Southern California appellate lawyer" href="https://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/">Southern California Appellate News</a></li>
<li><a title="Practice and developments in California’s appellate courts" href="http://www.calblogofappeal.com/">The California Blog of Appeal</a></li>
<li><a title="The law and politics affecting our State’s fundamental charter" href="https://calconst.blogspot.com/">The California Constitution</a></li>
<li><a title="A California-centric collection of comments and resources about complex litigation and class action practice" href="http://www.thecomplexlitigator.com/">The Complex Litigator</a></li>
<li><a title="Blog on California’s Unfair Competition Law and California class actions" href="http://www.uclpractitioner.com/">The UCL Practitioner</a></li>
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