(Subscription required) Judge Elaine Lu brings preparation, candor and a willingness to rethink assumptions to some of Los Angeles County's most complicated litigation.

(Subscription required) Judge Jerrold A. Abeles denied two deputy unions' bids to intervene in a subpoena fight while sharply questioning County Counsel's representation of entities on opposing sides.

(Subscription required) The settlement, announced one week into a federal trial underway in Oakland, California, resolves claims by 51 states and territories that the social media giant designed addictive features, knew it exposed young users to mental harms and intentionally misled the public about the risk of its platforms.

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel signaled Tuesday that it will strike down a California law requiring nonuniformed federal law enforcement officers to display identification showing their agency and badge number.