(Subscription required) The new Court Access Portal, available at CAP.lacourt.ca.gov, consolidates case information, calendars and document access for civil, criminal, family law, juvenile justice, juvenile dependency, mental health and probate matters.

(Subscription required) The 2nd District Court of Appeal revived several of Leah Remini's defamation claims against the Church of Scientology, ruling she presented sufficient evidence to pursue allegations that the church falsely accused her of lying and mistreating family members while striking other claims as protected opinion or rhetorical hyperbole. 

(Subscription required) After years of balancing work, school, and grueling commutes to earn her law degree, Orange County Judge Carmen D. Snuggs-Spraggins brings patience, practicality, and a willingness to hear the person behind each case to her criminal courtroom.

The California Supreme Court has set the date for oral arguments in two cases filed in response to Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into alleged election irregularities. Both cases will be heard in a special session set for 10 a.m. on August 24 in San Francisco. Earlier this year, Bianco, who at the time was running for governor as a Republican, launched an investigation into alleged election irregularities stemming from the November 2025 special statewide election for Prop 50.