(Subscription required) The bill follows litigation tied to technical failures in the February exam and outlines budget details for 2026 and beyond.

(Subscription required) An appointments panel on Tuesday unanimously confirmed all three of Gov. Gavin Newsom's selections to fill vacancies on the Second District Court of Appeal, agreeing with evaluators' findings that the appointees were each "exceptionally well qualified" to serve on the Los Angeles-based bench.

Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has reversed an order requiring a man to pay his wife, the respondent in a divorce action, $1,569 a month, without taking into account her need, basing the sum on his agreement, as a condition of the woman being admitted to the U.S., to provide maintenance at no less than 125 percent of the poverty level.

(Subscription required) A Los Angeles County judge allows Calabasas to test wildfire debris dumped in its landfill for hazardous materials, despite opposition from the county sanitation district, to ensure community safety.