Northern California prosecutors used artificial intelligence to write a criminal court filing that contained references to nonexistent legal cases and precedents, Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson said in a statement.

(Subscription required) The case was the first enforcement action under Connecticut's Student Data Privacy Law and California's K-12 Pupil Online Personal Information Protection Act. Along with New York, all three states' student privacy laws require online educational providers to have adequate protections and security measures for education data.

(Subscription required) The overall pass rate on California's July 2025 bar exam inched slightly higher year-over-year to 54.8%, according to statistics released Friday by the state bar. Just over 4,000 people passed the test, which reverted to a National Conference of Bar Examiners-written format after the February exam, designed to be taken online, melted down amid widespread technical and planning errors.

First declared in 1999, the Judicial Council has continued to reaffirm this resolution to demonstrate its commitment to judicial procedures and collaborative practices that promote timely case resolution and permanence for children and youth in foster care including safe return to the family home (reunification), adoption, or legal guardianship.