(Subscription required) A soon-to-launch portal will allow residents to submit data-deletion requests to hundreds of data brokers in a single transaction. Other looming mandates require companies to be transparent about how they use AI in decision-making and require browser developers to add a setting allowing users to opt out of sharing their data on any website.

(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday turned to a handful of current and former federal attorneys, including a Biden Homeland Security appointee, to fill 12 trial court vacancies across the state.

(Subscription required) The longtime Los Angeles Superior Court jurist, known for his methodical rulings and steady leadership, has resumed trying probate cases, the work that first shaped his philosophy on justice.

(Subscription required) In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the 9th Circuit held that federal evidence rules bar using a nolo contendere plea to defeat a §1983 claim under Heck v. Humphrey, reinstating a prisoner's excessive-force lawsuit against two Kern Valley State Prison officers.