(Subscription required) SBX1-1 provides $25 million to the California Department of Justice to defend the state against legal actions by the administration of President Donald Trump. Both supporters and opponents said the bill was meant to "Trump …
An Orange County attorney who has been branded a vexatious litigant has failed to persuade Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal that a judge improperly lifted eight sealing orders issued by the two judges who previously presided over the case …
A judge says a Bay Area journalist acted innocently and legally in reporting that a tech executive had been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, even though his arrest record had been sealed by police – which, under California law, makes it illegal …
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to place on hold a dispute over California's standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars even as President Donald Trump's administration considers policy shifts that touch upon pending litigation at …
On Monday, Maddie received an email from the U.S. Department of Interior inviting her to attend an informational session about an early retirement program. The email, sent from a government address and signed by a DOI director, seemed to Maddie to be …
Voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36 in November, which promised to crack down on retail theft and hard drug sales by rolling back major parts of 2014’s Proposition 47.
Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has reinstated a legal malpractice action by a man against the lawyer who was provided to him by his insurer in a wrongful death action, holding that the plaintiff succeeded in alleging a breach of a duty to …
Just over a year ago, Stanislaus County became one of the first in California to pilot the new CARE Court system, a judicial program which aims to help people with several mental health disorders by potentially ordering them into treatment.
Raymond Lee Oyler, sentenced to death for starting a 2006 Southern California blaze that killed five firefighters, didn’t shoot or stab his victims, or kill them personally with his bare hands. So should he be put to death?
The California Supreme Court today returned to hold oral argument in Sacramento, a tradition put on hold for five years during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first oral argument session in Sacramento for Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Justice Kelli …
The settlement involved Vail Resorts employees who had accused the company of numerous Fair Labor Standards Act violations, including unpaid hours and overtime, necessary equipment and expenses not being reimbursed, and other violations.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who recently revived his relationship with President Donald Trump as he pushes for federal assistance for the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, is traveling to Washington for Wednesday meetings with Trump and Republican …
The [FAIR] plan is a temporary coverage option created by the state as a last resort for homeowners who can’t find private insurance. More Californians are relying on it than ever after several major insurance companies either paused or restricted new …
Employers will be banned from using artificial intelligence to track their staff's emotions and websites will not be allowed to use it to trick users into spending money under EU AI guidelines announced on Tuesday.
On Monday, the air of bipartisanship was gone as Assembly Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to approve a pair of bills that will set aside up to $50 million combined to respond to and challenge President Donald Trump and his administration.
Students Against Racial Discrimination said the use of racial preferences at all nine of the system's campuses lets students with inferior academic credentials win admission at the expense of better-qualified applicants.
AI governance is still in its infancy and law enforcement as well as state and federal policymakers are tasked with balancing the benefits of using AI with constitutional concerns.
Five of the attempted murder charges were tried, at least in part, based on the so-called “kill-zone” theory of murder liability—in which an intent to kill during a drive-by shooting can be inferred if the nature of the attack shows that the defendant …
Thirteen of the inmates died in prison, and most of the rest were resentenced to prison terms under changes in state law. One was exonerated.
California will roll out its new bar exam on Feb. 25, but test takers say they have already encountered technical and logistical problems ranging from crashed computers and distracting online proctors on mock exams to an inability to schedule their tests.
