Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a trial judge did not err in denying an application for court approval to change her name from three monikers to eight based on a finding that the proposal “raises the likelihood of inciting violence” due to the inclusion of “Hitler” as an additional surname.

(Subscription required) At the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Judge George F. Bird Jr. approaches family law disputes by looking beyond the filings to the lives that shaped them. Drawing on his own history of hardship, military service and decades in practice, Bird says understanding "what happened before that time" is essential to earning trust -- and reaching the right decision.

(Subscription required) Judges, lawyers and treatment officials from across California are gathering in Los Angeles this week for the 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Symposium, a three-day conference focused on improving coordination, trauma-informed practices and rehabilitation programs for justice-involved veterans.

(Subscription required) Plaintiffs behind a closely watched lawsuit challenging San Francisco's handling of homelessness, drug use and public-health policies in the Tenderloin have dismissed the case with prejudice after a federal judge ruled they lacked standing to pursue injunctive relief against the city.