(Subscription required) In response to growing political threats against the judiciary, California legal leaders will join a national virtual event Tuesday to reaffirm the importance of judicial independence and the rule of law. The event begins at 9 a.m. (Pacific). To attend go to speakupforjustice.law.

The lawsuit was against a city and city employees for a former police dog’s attack that killed one person and severely injured another. A jury awarded almost $20,000,000 to the plaintiffs. The Court of Appeal reversed, the Supreme Court granted review and remanded for reconsideration, the Court of Appeal reversed again, and the Supreme Court then straight granted.

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen berms, mostly on private land, could rupture and endanger half a million people and flood thousands of acres of farmland.

(Subscription required) A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel expressed concern Tuesday over U.S. District Judge David O. Carter's far-reaching order to evict leaseholders from the West LA VA campus and prioritize veterans housing. While the court acknowledged the VA's failings, judges warned the scope of Carter's injunction may have overstepped judicial bounds.