California's State Bar says three lawyers leaned on generative AI for their legal research and ended up filing briefs laced with nonexistent or off-point case citations. Two of those attorneys now face formal disciplinary charges, while a third has accepted conditions that include a short suspension, as regulators tighten the screws on machine-assisted lawyering.

John Eastman, President Donald Trump’s former legal adviser and a former California law school dean, was disbarred from practicing law in California on Wednesday by the state Supreme Court for his conduct while trying to help Trump overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday that the owner of an Orange County mall was properly denied reassessment of its property taxes due to sharp declines in valuation of the real estate following the COVID-19 pandemic under a California law providing for such relief in the event of a “major misfortune or calamity” that causes “damage or destruction.”

In Alameda County, Judge Sandra Bean works closely with other public agencies to best support the people appearing in her courtroom.