Controlled Thermal Resources, the project behind Hell's Kitchen, says it can generate geothermal energy while also extracting lithium, though that has not been tested on a large scale yet.

(Subscription required) After weeks of objections from prosecutors and public defenders, the State Bar admissions chief says the agency has reversed its interpretation of a new certification deadline, restoring eligibility for some graduates previously blocked from post-bar practice, which affected district attorney and public defender offices statewide.

Court of Appeal Associate Justice Rashida Adams of this district’s Div. Three will be elevated to the post of associate justice of her division, if Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nomination of her is confirmed by the three-member Commission on Judicial Appointments. Also named to the Court of Appeal for this district, in a round of appointments late Friday is Denise Hippach, a judge of the San Luis Obispo Superior Court. 

(Subscription required) Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act doesn't give Meta immunity from a lawsuit brought by several state attorneys general over the company's alleged role in social media addiction, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday, as the social media giant prepares for trial in Oakland.