(Subscription required) The California Commission on Judicial Performance is inviting public comment on potential changes to the rules governing its proceedings. Every even-numbered year, its rules require a review of existing procedures governing judicial discipline, consideration of whether to add, remove, or amend them, and an opportunity for public comment.

(Subscription required) Judge Doreen B. Boxer describes how civil cases take shape over time, with motions in limine offering key insight, as she reflects on her transition from family law to complex litigation. 

(Subscription required) Courts nationwide remain uncertain about how aggressively to pursue formal discipline for attorneys using "hallucinations" generated from artificial intelligence tools, even as attorneys continue to face sanctions for filing briefs with fabricated or misstated citations.

A San Diego County judge ruled against the Carlsbad condo owner who tried to convert his garage into a rental unit over the objections of his homeowners association. The ruling brings to an end — at least for now — a year-long legal tussle centered on whether state housing law written to make it harder for locals to reject new developments also applies to all homeowners associations.