A trial judge did not err in declining to award more than $1.6 million in attorney fees based on the theory that a non-profit environmental group catalyzed a public benefit by pursuing legal recourse against a state agency charged with nuclear testing cleanup where the relief sought by the petitioning parties was only voluntarily provided after the merits of the case had been fully litigated, the Third District Court of Appeal held yesterday.

The San Diego County Water Authority’s board unanimously approved an initial agreement last week to consider selling some of its water to Arizona and Nevada, where cities that depend on the over-tapped Colorado River are expected to face 

(Subscription required) The Ninth Circuit already placed a temporary hold on California's No Vigilante Act. The U.S. Justice Department wants the injunction to stay in place.

California must allow teachers in its public schools to notify parents that their child identifies as transgender, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting a state policy that a lower court had upheld.