(Subscription required) Superior Court Judge Ashley M. Price runs a pilot program testing a more intensive model of dependency proceedings, with frequent hearings, real-time service coordination, and an emphasis on reunification.

The errors in Nevada County mark a sharp escalation from just a few months ago, when District Attorney Jesse Wilson told The Bee that a prosecutor in his office had submitted a single brief that contained AI-generated errors, which he said were quickly fixed.

Civilian oversight bodies can subpoena records from law enforcement agencies during whistleblower investigations, according to a recent California appellate court ruling. The decision gives more power to L.A. County’s Civilian Oversight Commission, which has been seeking records from the Sheriff’s Department.

Even as the judge struck down Trump’s executive action, the ruling is unlikely to restart funding for public media. Judge Randolph Moss acknowledged in his ruling that Congress’ rescissions of funding last year to the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, the organization that distributed most of the government’s grants to public media companies such as PBS and NPR, limits the impact of his decision.