• New AI Education Programs Abound as Legal Strives for Tech Literacy

    Law.com
    March 5, 2026

    (Subscription required) Organizations across a broad cross-section of the legal industry have introduced AI education programs, marking a growing emphasis on equipping lawyers, law students and judges with the skills to navigate the technology.

  • ‘Catalyst’ Fees Unavailable if Changes Follow Final Judgment

    Metropolitan News-Enterprise
    March 5, 2026

    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.

  • How a California desalination plant could ease water shortages on the Colorado River

    Los Angeles Times
    March 3, 2026

    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 

  • 9th Circuit Appears Skeptical of California Law Requiring ICE to Wear Badges, ID

    The Recorder
    March 3, 2026

    (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.

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