(Subscription required) Solano County Superior Court Judge Robert Bowers openly disparaged the deputy public defender in the case, publicly queried another attorney about stepping in as defense counsel and asked the defendant—over his lawyer's objections—if he might prefer a private attorney, the Commission on Judicial Performance wrote in its admonishment order.

(Subscription required) Lim understands how destabilizing eviction proceedings can be and draws on her family's history to guide her approach. Her grandfather, nearly interned during World War II after being mistaken for Japanese, instilled in her a deep reverence for kindness--a value that continues to shape her work on the bench.

(Subscription required) As AI edges toward becoming standard of care, providers may soon face liability for not using it -- raising ethical concerns about surrendering medical judgment to a machine or risking a malpractice claim.

(Subscription required) The 9th Circuit Court upheld that J-M Manufacturing violated federal and state False Claims Acts by falsely claiming its pipes met industry standards despite evidence of non-compliance, but ruled that penalties apply per project--not per pipe--due to lack of proof on specific defective units or exact damages.