(Subscription required) Raised in an immigrant community and shaped by years advocating for domestic violence survivors, Commissioner Erika J. Diaz now presides over some of the most emotionally charged matters in family court, where she strives to ensure litigants feel heard even when they disagree with the outcome.

Cases related to President Donald Trump are dominating the Supreme Court’s docket for the second straight term, and this time the stakes are higher. But Trump’s policies are not the only thing on the court’s docket. The justices are also deciding major cases on politics, transgender rights and more.

A lawsuit over the alleged harassment and intimidation of members of the women’s swimming and diving team at the University of California, Berkeley by the then-chief coach over the period from 2000-2020 is not time-barred despite a two-year statute of limitation on personal injury actions, Div. One of the First District Court of Appeal has held, declaring applicable the delayed discovery rule.

The justices, in a 9-0 ruling, upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss an illegal gun possession charge brought under the law at issue against Ali Hemani, an American-Pakistani ‌dual citizen and Texas resident who told authorities he was a regular marijuana user.