(Subscription required) "At this stage, plaintiffs' allegations that users want compensation and competitors have continually attempted rewards schemes is sufficient to plausibly allege that search engines would compete on price in a but-for world," U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin wrote in an order allowing antitrust class-action claims to proceed against Google in California federal court.

(Subscription required) U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer has accused California of using racial considerations to draw a new map handing Democrats additional safe congressional seats, which was adopted in response to a similar effort by Texas Republicans.

The California Supreme Court today appointed Judge Frederick S. Chung of the Santa Clara County Superior Court to serve as a member of the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (CJEO). CJEO is an independent committee that helps inform the judiciary and the public on judicial ethics topics.  

Starting next month, juveniles in Mendocino County who receive an infraction like a speeding ticket will have their case handled in court rather than by the county's Probation Department.