The California Supreme Court overturned the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage.

The indictment alleges a conspiracy in which the five defendants schemed to get Carona elected and to corruptly use the office of sheriff to enrich themselves. In addition to the conspiracy, the indictment charges Carona with witness tampering, including his attempt to convince Haidl, as recently as August, to lie to a federal grand jury.

Here's a good place to get caught up on the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision, Cunningham v. California, in which California's "determinate sentencing law" was declared unconstitutional because it allows judges, not juries, to find facts that lead to higher criminal sentences.

Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof & Fishman battled Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austin Mandelbaum & Morris in California state court over a 5 percent in perpetuity commission charged to clients even after they switched to the rival firm. Get a load of those awful firm names.