(Subscription required) The California Supreme Court on Thursday amended Rule 7.3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct to bar attorneys from soliciting respondents in domestic violence restraining order cases before service, while rejecting proposed amendments to Rules 8.2 and 8.4 that would have expanded discipline for false or misleading public statements about judicial proceedings.

A new text scam is making the rounds, and it’s designed to look official. It's an image claiming to be a final notice of a court enforcement action, complete with a California state seal and a QR code. The message tells recipients they must scan the code to pay for a traffic violation or appear at a scheduled court hearing. 

(Subscription required) The state Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that the California Coastal Commission lacked authority to block a county-approved housing permit has significant implications for the balance of power between the commission and local governments along the state's coastline, the prevailing attorneys said Friday.

A restraining order in place since early February that required Rady Children’s Health to resume all gender-affirming care, save surgeries, will remain in place through June 24 as San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner considers granting a preliminary injunction that is broader than the current status quo.