(Subscription required) The State Bar of California has spent years navigating internal challenges with the administration of the exam, with some calling to do away with the test altogether and a state Supreme Court resisting the biggest changes proposed.

In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with the state of Tennessee over a 2023 law prohibiting doctors from prescribing treatments such as hormone therapy, medications to delay puberty or surgery to patients under 18, even with parental consent.

(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced the appointment of 16 judges to Superior Courts across eight California counties. The appointments span Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, and Tulare Counties.

(Subscription required) Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff handles some of Los Angeles County's most high-profile and consequential cases ranging from bail reform and wildfire insurance disputes to defective products and social media liability.