A landmark civil trial that will ask jurors to decide whether social media companies can be held liable for pushing a product that they allegedly knew was harmful to children began Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, with attorneys sparring for more than four hours in combative opening arguments.

On Friday, February 6, nine students from Pasadena High School’s Law and Public Service (LPS) Pathway had the unique opportunity to attend a special event at Occidental College. The event featured an intimate and interactive discussion with three of the nation’s most distinguished Latina jurists. 

Two websites that distribute instructions for how to manufacture ghost guns are facing a new lawsuit from the state of California alleging that they provide access to illegal and untraceable firearms.

(Subscription required) Saturday marks 30 years since President Clinton signed the Communications Decency Act, creating Section 230's immunity shield for online platforms. Courts are still grappling with its limits in cases testing whether social media companies can be held liable for allegedly addictive algorithms.