(Subscription required) California and its Labor Commissioner scored a victory against Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. after an appellate court unanimously ruled in its favor denying the companies' attempts to bring the state's claims to arbitration.

California courts give low-income jurors $15 per day. As a result, people with financial hardships are excused, leading to juries that often fail to reflect local demographics. A bill on the governor’s desk would expand a San Francisco pilot program and up the rate to $100 in four new counties.

Solano County Superior Court officials have made it easier to pay traffic fines. They adopted the California Judicial Council’s new MyCitations: Ability to Pay tool, an online option for people having difficulty paying fines for traffic infractions.

California courts in seven counties on Monday launched the CARE Act, a new pathway to deliver mental health treatment and support services to the most vulnerable Californians. The law established a new, non-criminal proceeding that authorizes certain people—such as family members or first responders—to petition a civil court for treatment and services for those with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.