(Subscription required) A divided U.S. Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting additional Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act after civil rights lawyers warned that government planes were planning to take off imminently.

On April 14, the local judges announced that they appointed Kathryn “Kate” Bieker to serve as court executive officer, clerk of the court and jury commissioner Bieker’s appointment follows the retirement of Brenda L. McCormick, who has served in those roles since 2021.

The San Francisco federal judge who previously ordered the rehiring of 16,000 federal workers who had been fired by the Trump administration told federal agencies Friday to notify the workers that they had not been fired for poor performance — as claimed in the government’s form letter — but as part of a “mass termination.”

Approved by the Judicial Council on May 17, 2024, the program aims to expand the number of certified court interpreter employees by reimbursing training costs and examination fees for aspiring interpreters. This initiative marks a progressive effort to bridge language barriers in the courtroom and strengthen California’s diverse judicial system.