While thousands celebrated the Golden State Valkyries during a parade in San Francisco on Wednesday, another celebration was taking place at the Civic Center Courthouse as 10 children were adopted. The family court rotunda was alive with laughter, children squealing, food, balloons and a festive dragon draped along the ceiling as more than 100 family members and friends waited for their time in the courtroom, where Juvenile Court Judge Roger Chan would finalize the adoptions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom told the California Supreme Court on Thursday that he will commute the death sentences of all 548 state prisoners awaiting execution, reducing their punishments to life in prison without parole.

(Subscription required) A state appeals court ruled Warner Bros. Television must defend claims that "The Pitt" is a derivative of "ER," allowing Michael Crichton's widow to pursue breach-of-contract and implied covenant claims while dismissing interference claims against the show's producers and star Noah Wyle.

(Subscription required) Michele Beckwith, the acting U.S. attorney ousted last year after running afoul of the Trump administration, has been named a judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court.