From fighting peer pressure on campus to raising awareness about mental health and reducing waste impact, students across Kern County are proving that young voices can create powerful change when given the opportunity to lead. This week, those students were recognized at the second annual Student Voice Ambassador Program (SVAP) Award Ceremony, where participants received the California State Seal of Civic Engagement. 

A longstanding diversity and inclusion requirement for U.S. law schools is teetering amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration and Republican states. The American Bar Association council that oversees law school accreditation voted on Friday to eliminate a ​rule that requires law schools to demonstrate their commitment to diversity in recruitment, admissions, and student programming.

(Subscription required) The electronic filing portal will allow attorneys to submit motions, petitions and responses online rather than in person. Presiding Judge Sheila F. Hanson said the system is intended to improve access and efficiency as courts contend with staffing shortages and budget constraints.

(Subscription required) During the recent social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl banned smart glasses in her court and ordered that any recordings be destroyed after a team of people from Meta arrived wearing Ray Ban-Meta AI glasses.