A judge in a marital-dissolution case may whittle down an award of attorney fees based on equitable considerations despite the spouses having contractually agreed that the prevailing party in a dispute would be entitled a reasonable amount to cover lawyer bills, Div. Six of the Court of Appeal for this district held on Friday.

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s admissions data collection for public universities in 17 states, delivering a major blow to his crackdown on the use of race in college admissions.

The Riverside County sheriff said he is trying to find facts by examining the ballots. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2026.

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