Presiding Justice Kathleen E. O’Leary of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three will retire on July 31, 2025, after serving nearly 44 years as a distinguished member of the California judiciary.

(Subscription required) While much of the public’s attention has focused on copyright infringement, an equally important concern has received far less discussion: the threat that AI training poses to trademark distinctiveness, particularly for professional service brands.

The Education Department began the year with more than 4,000 employees. The administration also fired some probationary workers and offered employees the ability to resign. Altogether, after the terminations, the Education Department will have a work force of about half the size it did before Mr. Trump returned to office.

Immigration attorneys also say ICE is moving to reopen cases that were previously closed, including those involving unaccompanied minors and immigrants who applied for visas granted to victims of serious crimes. Legal experts say these “bad faith” tactics employed by ICE not only pressure people to self-deport, but also make it less likely criminal suspects are charged if victims or witnesses who are undocumented become less willing to report alleged perpetrators and cooperate with law enforcement.