Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the Trump administration had effectively dismantled AmeriCorps by abruptly canceling grants and cutting 85% of the workforce of the federal agency for national service and volunteering.

The Court of Appeal for this district has given an attorney a second chance to persuade a judge that a judgment in a fee dispute based on an arbitrator’s award to an ex-client should be vacated, holding that the power to afford equitable relief is not confined to circumstances were a default was entered.

Div. Eight of this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday that a trial judge erred in granting summary judgment to a shopping center and the company that managed it, which were sued after a tenant’s employee tripped on a pothole in the parking lot, based on a lease provision purportedly limiting the defendants’ liability to store operators’ guests and workers relating to any negligent upkeep of the property.

California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu will address University of San Diego (USD) School of Law graduates at the 68th commencement on Saturday, May 17.