(Subscription required) A group of Apache women has filed an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to stop the development of a Native religious site for a large new copper mine, calling it a last chance to "prevent this generational tragedy."

After studying a nationally recognized program in Nashville, Tennessee, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus and his department are finalizing plans for a new program at the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center that will connect inmates afflicted with mental health and substance use disorders to essential services and housing after they are released.

The Judicial Council has prepared a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to provide an opportunity to comment on the scope and proposed content of the Environmental Impact Report. The NOP provides the location, a brief description, and a summary of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. 

(Subscription required) A lesson from an appellate reversal early in her career continues to shape Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Laura A. Seigle's approach to the bench: efficiency matters, but rulings must stand up on review.