• Bar Exam bill advances with 2-year delay on California-only test

    Daily Journal
    June 25, 2025

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

  • Judicial Appointments Panel Confirms Three to State Courts of Appeal

    The Recorder
    June 24, 2025

    (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.

    Related: California Courts Newsroom

  • Man Might Not Have to Pay Alimony at 125% of Poverty Level

    Metropolitan News-Enterprise
    June 24, 2025

    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.

  • City can test wildfire debris being dumped in landfill

    Daily Journal
    June 24, 2025

    (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.