• New Riverside County Courthouse in Menifee Improves Service to the Public

    California Courts Newsroom
    June 2, 2025

    Award-winning courthouse provides more space for attorneys, jurors, and litigants; also addressed security and accessibility issues at the previous facility.

  • What cases are left on the [U.S.] Supreme Court’s emergency docket? Here’s a look

    Associated Press
    June 2, 2025

    Trump administration lawyers have filed emergency appeals with the nation’s highest court a little less than once a week on average since Trump began his second term. The court is not being asked to render a final decision but rather to set the rules of the road while the case makes it way through the courts. The justices have issued orders in 11 cases so far, and the Trump administration has won more than it has lost.

  • Behind Placer County’s ‘paradigm shift’ to investigate fentanyl-homicides

    Sacramento Bee
    June 2, 2025

    A majority of law enforcement agencies in Placer County now approach each overdose as a potential criminal scene, Craven said. Firefighters, whose first responsibility is to provide life-saving care, may handle the incident as a criminal investigation, tracking evidence or documenting witness’ statements. The coroner’s office has to perform increased testing on victims. Hospitals may have to turn over additional evidence, while ensuring its preservation, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.

  • Metropolitan Water District and San Diego end battle over Colorado River water — and set price

    City News Service
    June 2, 2025

    The Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday that they have settled a legal dispute spanning 15 years over the exchange of Colorado River water.