Republican legislators returned to the state Supreme Court on Monday to try to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan from the November ballot, saying the abrupt redrawing of boundaries to increase Democratic representation violates the public’s right to fair and independent election maps.

(Subscription required) San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros, a non-attorney, will chair the State Bar Board of Trustees starting Sept. 21, succeeding Brandon Stallings.

(Subscription required) The California Supreme Court suspended Arizona attorney Peter K. Strojnik for 30 days and imposed probation after finding he repeatedly ignored statutory requirements in disability access lawsuits.

(Subscription required) An Orange County Superior Court judge dismissed negligence claims against the County of Orange as barred by prisoner immunity, but gave a plaintiff alleging abuse at Juvenile Hall leave to amend her civil rights claims.