(Subscription required) After nearly two decades as a public defender, Tsang is drawing on lessons about humanity, patience and consequences in her Long Beach family law courtroom.
Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday upheld, in a divided opinion, the first-degree murder conviction of a man who argued that his right to a fair trial was undermined by a judge’s failure to adequately investigate the circumstances …
(Subscription required) The case challenges the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's decision to exempt the conservancy's Restoration Management Permit from California Environmental Quality Act review.
(Subscription required) Measures regulating children's use of AI chatbots, addictive online features and workplace surveillance are among hundreds of bills awaiting action.
Under California's measure, a lawyer "shall not delegate the practice of law" to generative AI. Lawyers would be required to take "reasonable steps" to verify the accuracy of all materials produced using AI, including case …
Div. Two of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, in conformity with an increasing trend of according anonymity to adult parties in proceedings, yesterday employed only the initials of a man who was convicted of a Jan. 4, 1999 murder of a 14-year-old during …
The Fifth District Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed an order awarding a victim of childhood sexual abuse $1.8 million in restitution for non-economic losses, as well as smaller amounts to her mother and brother, rejecting the defendant’s assertion that …
Based on interviews conducted with 34 federal judges between October 2025 and July 2026, the report found that escalating threats, intimidation, harassment and disinformation targeting judges are straining the federal judiciary.
Tarzana attorney Michael J. Libman has been disbarred for his role in purportedly conspiring with lawyers inside the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office to initiate a “friendly” class-action lawsuit against the municipality over the Department of Water and …
(Subscription required) Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Susan J. Townsend draws on lessons learned from her immigrant parents, nearly two decades as a prosecutor and years of community work as she balances accountability with second chances.
The complex legal battle for ex-San Francisco 49ers star Dana Stubblefield — who six years ago was imprisoned after a rape conviction and later got it overturned on appeal — entered a new phase this summer after the state Supreme Court vacated the reversal …
Stalled plans to turn a remote corner of California into a critical minerals and clean energy mecca have been dealt another setback. A state appeals court ruled this week that Imperial County’s approval of the Hell’s Kitchen lithium and geothermal energy …
A wealth adviser who gambled with the portfolio of a client, now age 90, and caused assets to dwindle from a value of $2,616,421 in August 2019 to $475,099.23 in December 2020, can be held liable for financial elder abuse though he did not pocket any of …
Div. Eight of this district’s Court of Appeal has affirmed the conviction of a man who was accused of committing a carjacking that occurred just after he crashed his own vehicle into a freeway barrier, rejecting his contention that a judge erred in failing …
The Legislature last week passed a bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from targeting certain people under age 26 in so-called Perkins operations, which involve undercover agents posing as incarcerated people to elicit incriminating …
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit challenging California’s death penalty on systemic racial grounds has cleared an initial hurdle at the California Supreme Court and is now headed to an evidentiary hearing in Sacramento Superior Court, according to …
A divided California Supreme Court upheld a Black man’s death sentence Thursday for raping and murdering a young white woman in Kern County, rejecting arguments by dissenting justices that the prosecutor engaged in racial discrimination by removing the …
Div. Four of the First District Court of Appeal has affirmed an order imposing sanctions in the amount of $29,055 on a Palo Alto-area law firm and its founder for filing an amended complaint that asserts causes of action that were identical to those that …
Div. Two of the Fourth District Court of Appeal yesterday declared that husband-and-wife appellants, who are in pro per, who relied on non-existent legal authorities and fabricated quotes must pay the respondents’ attorney fees on appeal, but bounced the …
According to recent analysis of industry trends, the number of court reporters in the U.S. has declined 21 percent over the last decade. Matt Riley, executive director of the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers, says this isn’t …
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