The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a victory on Thursday by backing the federal government's authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem U.S.-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims.

Realtors representing the sellers of a home in San Marino did not breach a duty to the buyers to reveal that city ordinances barred parking on the street between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. and forbade leaving a vehicle in the driveway for 48 straight hours, Div. Four of this district’s Court of Appeal has held.

The Fifth District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a trial judge rightly denied a motion seeking the disqualification of a firm that had hired an attorney who had represented an opposing party in ongoing litigation, declaring that the prompt termination of the associate was sufficient to avoid a conflict where substantial evidence supported a finding that the lawyer had not shared any confidential information.

(Subscription required) The Judicial Council approved revisions to jury service rules, forms and courtroom scripts replacing gendered language with gender-neutral terminology, saying the changes will reduce bias and create a more welcoming environment for transgender, nonbinary and other prospective jurors.