On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in People v. Barrett, an automatic direct appeal from an April 2004 judgment of death. This will be the last of two opinions for the cases argued in March.

The Court of Appeal for this district has rejected the contention of a wife that she had a First Amendment prerogative to express her indignation to a younger woman with whom, she had learned, her husband had engaged in an affair three years earlier and that, even if her language was crude, a civil harassment restraining order was improperly imposed on her.

(Subscription required) Judge Sharon Kalemkiarian invites children to speak in her San Diego family law courtroom, using quilts and photos to create a warm, calming environment for young witnesses.

President Donald Trump appears to have acted legally in taking control of the California National Guard and sending thousands of its soldiers to the streets in Los Angeles to combat immigration protesters and protect government property, a federal appeals court ruled, allowing the troops to remain in action.