On National Adoption Day, San Francisco honored the occassion with the celebration of the city's newest forever families. Parents we spoke with said they were proud and excited to welcome the children into their home.

(Subscription required) Michele Beckwith, the acting U.S. attorney ousted last year after running afoul of the Trump administration, has been named a judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court.

(Subscription required) A state appeals court ruled Warner Bros. Television must defend claims that "The Pitt" is a derivative of "ER," allowing Michael Crichton's widow to pursue breach-of-contract and implied covenant claims while dismissing interference claims against the show's producers and star Noah Wyle.

Gov. Gavin Newsom told the California Supreme Court on Thursday that he will commute the death sentences of all 548 state prisoners awaiting execution, reducing their punishments to life in prison without parole.