(Subscription required) After discovering he was ill-suited for private practice, Nguyen spent more than two decades as a public defender before joining the bench, where colleagues praise his preparation, patience and even-handed approach.

This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that will require the state Board of Education to consider teaching students about the symptoms of heat illness in schools. Another law, which the governor signed in 2024 with a key deadline this month, requires schools to come up with rules for outdoor activities when there are extreme weather events like heat waves.  

A recent analysis from January Advisors finds that in 2025, debt lawsuits continued their upward trajectory, with filings growing rapidly in states and cities across the country. For instance, in Utah, debt filings are on track to surpass their most recent peak, hit in the wake of the 2007-09 Great Recession; and in Alabama, they have already reached their highest level on record. These trends also hold true at the county level: St.

A Superior Court judge tentatively ruled Thursday that recently enacted California legislation reducing funding for programs subsidized by cannabis tax revenue and license fees is constitutional after a group of petitioners sought to void two bills they claim are amendments to Proposition 64 and violate the California Constitution.