(Subscription required) Marking its 10th anniversary, Los Angeles' DREAM Court has served sexually exploited children as dependents rather than criminals through a trauma-informed, collaborative approach since its founding after the 2014 passage of SB 855.

(Subscription required) The California Supreme Court's landmark J.O. decision restores judicial oversight of bad-faith judicial disqualification challenges, leading the Los Angeles Superior Court to implement new rules protecting judicial independence and public confidence in the courts.

After several years of delays, legislation from two Bay Area lawmakers that is being called a landmark artificial intelligence transparency law by academics and advocates is set to go into effect Aug. 1. First passed in 2024, the law will require AI-generated content like images and videos to contain easily accessible embedded details about its origin and history that will help users to identify content that is AI-generated, along with providing users a free AI detection tool.

Civic education is being taught in almost all U.S. schools, but students aren’t given the chance to volunteer, engage with their communities or have civic dialogue, according to a new report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education. While 90% of school districts embed civics into required courses, only 35% offer opportunities for students to participate in civic learning opportunities outside the classroom and only 13% require community engagement or civic action projects, according to the report.