California must allow teachers in its public schools to notify parents that their child identifies as transgender, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting a state policy that a lower court had upheld.

(Subscription required) Final judgement was entered Monday on a $50 million settlement resolving California's claims that Meta misled Facebook users about third-party data sharing tied to Cambridge Analytica. 

(Subscription required) Data released Monday shows Gov. Gavin Newsom has had an immense impact on California's judiciary. When he departs in January, Newsom will leave behind a judiciary that is more female and more diverse, with a vast array of legal specialties represented.

(Subscription required) A California judicial ethics committee has issued formal guidance on when judges must consider disqualification or disclosure if a former mentee in the California Judicial Mentor Program appears before them.