(Subscription required) California’s Supreme Court this week told a lower court to consider sanctioning a district attorney for allegedly including fake, artificial intelligence-generated citations in a case filing.

(Subscription required) The petition seeks to compel Wolfire Games to comply with an arbitrator-issued subpoena, testing statutory changes that expanded arbitrators' authority to obtain third-party discovery.

Div. One of this district’s Court of Appeal has held that a defendant, who has been identified as eligible for resentencing under a provision that contemplates such reconsideration if the accused’s initial sentence includes a now-defunct prior-prison enhancement, is not foreclosed from securing relief by virtue of having been released on parole before the hearing takes place even though the statute references inmates “currently serving a term.”

Each year, courts hear more than 16 million criminal cases and about 38 million traffic cases, with people missing anywhere from 12% to 53% of court hearings, depending on the type of charge and the location. Those absences are largely unintentional, research shows—and reminding people that they have an upcoming court hearing, with simple, well-designed text message reminders, can significantly and cost-effectively reduce missed appearances, leading to better outcomes for all involved.