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  • Judicial Profile: Orange County Judge Gassia Apkarian

    Daily Journal
    June 29, 2026

    (Subscription required) After decades in criminal law, the Orange County judge has found fresh challenges -- and new perspectives -- in civil litigation. 

  • Deputy Not Liable for Death of Man After He Left Her Car

    Metropolitan News-Enterprise
    June 29, 2026

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found discretionary immunity on the part of a deputy sheriff who undertook to provide a courtesy ride to a man who had been discharged from a hospital, determined based on his conduct that she needed to take him to a hospital and set out for the nearest one, but, when he groaned as if he were about to defecate, let him out of the vehicle, with his trying to board a moving train and being killed.

  • [U.S.] Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants

    NPR
    June 29, 2026

    The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted the use of a relatively new law enforcement technique that allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to see who was near the scene of a crime. The justices sent the case back to a lower court to determine whether the search was "reasonable" under the Fourth Amendment.

    Related: Reuters

  • Justices Expand Presidential Power Over Regulators, but Not the Fed

    New York Times
    June 29, 2026

    The [U.S.] Supreme Court expanded presidential power on Monday by affirming President Trump’s ability to fire most independent regulators, though the justices explicitly affirmed the Federal Reserve’s independence and said its leaders could not be dismissed at will. The court’s 6-to-3 ruling could usher in a drastic change to the government’s structure by giving the president more direct control over independent agencies.

    Related: NPR, Associated Press, Reuters