A longstanding diversity and inclusion requirement for U.S. law schools is teetering amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration and Republican states. The American Bar Association council that oversees law school accreditation voted on Friday to eliminate a ​rule that requires law schools to demonstrate their commitment to diversity in recruitment, admissions, and student programming.

(Subscription required) The electronic filing portal will allow attorneys to submit motions, petitions and responses online rather than in person. Presiding Judge Sheila F. Hanson said the system is intended to improve access and efficiency as courts contend with staffing shortages and budget constraints.

(Subscription required) During the recent social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl banned smart glasses in her court and ordered that any recordings be destroyed after a team of people from Meta arrived wearing Ray Ban-Meta AI glasses.

The misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter case was thrown out on April 23, after a court hearing where the victim’s widow read an impact statement, court records show. The Alameda County District Attorney’s office wanted to charge the 52-year-old Alameda woman with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, but when they filed the case on March 17, the statute of limitations had already expired, Judge Cara Sandberg.