The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday that a judge wrongly granted summary judgment to the defense in an earlier-filed case after ruling that a second matter involving the same dispute was time-barred, saying that state law applies to the question of claim preclusion in tort cases brought against the U.S. and California cases look to fairness principles to determine whether resolution of an issue in one action will control in another.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny. The company is facing similar lawsuits from states across the country, accusing it of knowingly designing addictive features.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by officials in Florida to sue California and Washington over claims that those states have allowed undocumented immigrants to receive commercial trucking licenses.

(Subscription required) Raised helping her Korean immigrant parents run a drive-through dairy in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Grace Kim says her childhood shaped the way she approaches justice -- with discipline, humility, and empathy for the people appearing before her.