The unprecedented action — for which Bianco obtained warrants from a local GOP-endorsed judge that he’d campaigned for — was quickly rebuked by state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta. Last month, the seizure was ruled unlawful by the California Supreme Court.

The Judicial Council of California approved three changes to how the state’s courts recruit, pay, and deploy interpreters at its October 16, 2026 business meeting.

(Subscription required) California’s Supreme Court has declined to hear petitions in two cases involving the state’s so-called Yelp Law, letting stand decisions limiting private enforcement of a statute that shields consumers’ online criticisms.

(Subscription required) San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Stephanie E. Thornton-Harris draws on a career spanning corporate law, criminal defense, and juvenile proceedings to make the courts accessible to litigants while maintaining order and fairness.