A woman who was fired after 19 years as director of UCLA’s “spirit squad” largely because she authorized attendance by six dance team members at what turned out to be a raunchy show at Las Vegas’s Caesar’s Palace has lost a name-clearing bid in the Court of Appeal for this district, with the majority of Div. Five holding that the controversy is nonjusticiable because the plaintiff obtained an exonerating finding in the Los Angeles Superior Court.

While preparing to slash health-care funding to millions of low-income Americans, the Trump administration is also illegally sharing their private health information with immigration officials engaged in mass deportations, California and 19 other states charged in a lawsuit Tuesday.

Graduated students from award-winning fellowship program reflect on opportunity to work directly in court administration.

(Subscription required) Visitors to lacourt.org are redirected to lacourt.ca.gov. The new landing page is streamlined and easier to understand. It has clear explanations for the public and court users, particularly for self-represented litigants who may struggle with navigating the largest trial court system in the United States.