(Subscription required) A California appellate court ruled that district attorneys must produce a person most qualified for deposition in civil enforcement cases, rejecting arguments that prosecutors are shielded from standard discovery obligations.

(Subscription required) The justices ruled elected officials cannot claim whistleblower protections under Labor Code Section 1102.5, rejecting an appeal by Inglewood Treasurer Wanda Brown in her lawsuit alleging retaliation by city leaders.

(Subscription required) If an attorney delegates routine document analysis to an AI tool, and that system consistently flags contracts from certain demographic groups for "additional review" based on historical patterns, the attorney, oblivious to this algorithmic bias, could face allegations of discriminatory business practices.

Teachers in public schools in California and other government employees have a right to go on strike, where the work action does not create an imminent threat to the public welfare, Div. Five of the First District Court of Appeal has held.