A defendant’s right under the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1959 decision in Napue v. Illinois for a correction by the prosecution of testimony it knows to be false is not forfeited by virtue of a failure to raise it at trial or on appeal, Div. One of the Court of Appeal for this district declared yesterday in granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

(Subscription required) Over the past year, judges have issued everything from sharply worded rebukes and monetary sanctions to referrals for professional discipline as they try to rein in attorneys whose briefs contain AI‑generated hallucinations, or fabricated or inaccurate case citations produced by AI systems. As courts continue to navigate one of the legal profession’s mounting technological and ethical rifts, the use and amount of monetary sanctions also seem to be increasing.

A federal judge rules that the Border Patrol again broke the rules in California immigration sweeps, saying agents acted “without considering or complying with law Congress enacted.”

(Subscription required) From San Diego to Kern County, courts are holding outreach events to build a pipeline as vacancies fluctuate and retirements climb.