(Subscription required) Language in SB 873 says federal immigration agents who conduct civil arrests in courtrooms are liable for false imprisonment damages of up to $10,000, unless they have a judicial warrant.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has returned approximately 650,000 ballots and election materials to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters following a unanimous California Supreme Court ruling ordering the materials returned.

The Court of Appeal for this district, in a case that harks to a fatal accident in 2016 and spawned a 2023 California Supreme Court opinion, has affirmed a 2024 summary judgment in favor of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, holding that a failure to warn of a danger defeats the defense of design immunity only if there is a complete absence of a cautioning.

Div. Four of the First District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a Labor Code section prohibiting retaliation against employees for making a report to law enforcement or regulatory authorities about alleged violations in the workplace does not provide for personal liability on the part of supervisors even if the law, by its terms, applies to “any person acting on behalf of the employer.”