![Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins, from left, listens to arguments with Associate Justice Leondra R. Kruger, Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Associate Justice Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban, and Associate Justice Kelli M. Evans at the Supreme Court of California in San Francisco on May 8, 2024. The California Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether to remove a measure from the November ballot that would make it harder for state and local governments to raise taxes. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/050824-Supreme-Court-JF-AP_08.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1)
Commentary
Did political bias actually influence California court ruling on anti-tax ballot measure?
Proponents of a ballot measure to limit tax increases claimed the California Supreme Court had political motives in a recent ruling that removed it from the ballot. A careful reading of the decision indicates otherwise.