• [U.S.] Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Landmark Roundup Weedkiller Case

    The New York Times
    April 27, 2026

    The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to the dismissal of tens of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, the pharmaceutical and biotech giant, that claim the weedkiller Roundup caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

  • Chief Justice to Host Law Day Event at Third District Court of Appeal

    California Courts Newsroom
    April 27, 2026

    Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero will welcome judges, educators, and students to the Third District Court of Appeal on May 1, in celebration of Law Day, a national day recognizing the rule of law and its role in our constitutional democracy. 

  • State courts to track immigration arrests under new Judicial Council policy

    Daily Journal
    April 27, 2026

    (Subscription required) California courts must begin tracking civil immigration arrests at their facilities under a new policy passed by the Judicial Council. Beginning May 1, courts will need to keep data, including the time and place of an arrest, the agency involved, and whether officers presented identification or a warrant.

    Related: KQED, Sacramento Bee, Metropolitan News-Enterprise, California Courts Newsroom

  • Expending $20 Million on Project Created No Vested Rights

    Metropolitan News-Enterprise
    April 27, 2026

    Vested rights of a company that owns and manages 24 multi-family apartment buildings were not impaired when Culver City—after granting more than 100 permits for the rehabilitation of the 1974 structures and their units and after $19.7 million had been expended on the project—enacted a requirement that tenants displaced by renovations must be allowed to return later at the same lease rates, the Court of Appeal has held.