California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved more than a thousand laws this year on topics ranging from environmental regulation to traffic rules.
The FBI is warning the public that criminals exploit generative artificial intelligence (AI) to commit fraud on a larger scale which increases the believability of their schemes.
A joint-jurisdiction court in El Dorado County continues to break the school-to-prison cycle for Native American youth. Using restorative justice practices to provide children and parents with achievable goals, the court helps to improve youths’ self- …
California’s Legislature, full of freshly minted Senators and Assembly members, returned to the state Capitol chambers Monday for the first organization session. Members, often joined by their children, parents or other family, were sworn in as other state …
The California Supreme Court announced Wednesday the appointment of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brett D. Bianco to the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions. Bianco was chosen to serve the remainder of the term vacated by former Los Angeles Superior …
(Subscription required) Los Angeles County Superior Court Anne Hwang's confirmation to the U.S. District Court for California's Central District leaves five remaining vacancies on federal trial courts in the Golden State.
On Wednesday, October 9, students from Fresno County public schools and area law schools arrived at the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District in downtown Fresno, eager to witness the California Supreme Court at work. Several students remained outside …
Today, all 58 California counties are accepting petitions under the CARE Act, completing full statewide implementation of legislation that created a new pathway to deliver mental health treatment and support services to vulnerable Californians. The CARE …
Today, all 58 California counties are accepting petitions under the CARE Act, completing full statewide implementation of legislation that created a new pathway to deliver mental health treatment and support services to vulnerable Californians. The CARE …
(Subscription required) In People v. Allen, California's high court will consider whether police can pose as inmates to obtain confessions even after suspects invoke their Miranda rights.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom granted 19 Thanksgiving eve pardons, including one to a Pulitzer Prize finalist who produced the popular “Ear Hustle” podcast while imprisoned at San Quentin.
California’s new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state’s most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of its initial objectives. But with the program expanding from 11 counties to all 58 on …
A majority of [U.S.] Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies as they refused to allow them to sell sweet flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use.
Starting Dec. 2, Alameda County Superior Court and Alameda County Health's Behavioral Health Department (ACBHD) will launch the county's Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act Court. This is a civil court process aimed at …
Mendocino County is set to roll out a new program on Dec. 1 aimed at addressing severe mental health challenges, including psychosis and homelessness. The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court initiative will provide personalized …
A new civil court process known as the CARE Program — or CARE Court — allows anyone from a family member to a first responder to petition the court to help an adult with schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders. The process, which launches Dec. 2, works …
(Subscription required) Superior Court judges from throughout California responded to a Daily Journal request to share their favorite holiday recipes and the stories behind them. The recipes came from grandmothers, mothers, fathers, in-laws and a …
A decision on whether to resentence brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez for the shotgun killings of their parents was delayed Monday until after the holidays. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic said he needed more time to consider the matter and …
(Subscription required) A state commission on Monday confirmed three justices to new positions on the Second District Court of Appeal, cutting the number of vacancies on the sprawling Southern California appellate bench to one.
Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday revived an action against a school district seeking to hold it vicariously liable for the misconduct of one of its police officers who assaulted a plaintiff while off-duty and off-campus in an …
