• Oregon logging ruling reverberates in California environmental lawsuits

    Daily Journal
    May 5, 2025

    (Subscription required) Attorneys for the Sierra Club pointed to the Oregon ruling -- which rebuked federal officials for skirting key environmental reviews -- as fresh authority in a case seeking to block large-scale tree removal in the fire-scarred Giant Sequoia National Monument.

  • 'Grandpa Brigade' rallies to defend judicial independence

    Daily Journal
    May 5, 2025

    (Subscription required) The group of mostly retired professionals plan to rally on May 10 at 11:00 a.m. on the steps of the historic Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana. They say they were galvanized by rising political attacks on the judiciary.

  • Commentary | Part II

    Daily Journal
    May 5, 2025

    (Subscription required) The remarkable Phil S. Gibson shaped California law through his relentless pursuit of clarity and constitutional justice.

  • State Bar Executive Director Leah Wilson resigns after exam debacle

    Daily Journal
    May 5, 2025

    (Subscription required) Leah Wilson said Friday she will step down effective July 7, citing fallout from the disastrous February 2025 bar exam, where AI-generated questions and technical glitches marred the test and sparked lawsuits, political scrutiny and public outcry.

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