(Subscription required) The California state bar has released the list of those who passed the February 2026 bar exam. Just under 31% of applicants who completed the two-day test in February passed, the lowest percentage since 2020.

(Subscription required) Defendants who intend to kill someone but don’t actually deliver the lethal blow, or directly aid the killer who did, cannot be found guilty of first-degree felony murder, California’s Supreme Court held Monday in a 6-1 decision that resolved a split among courts of appeal.

The San Francisco Immigration Court closed for good Friday, months ahead of schedule, leaving a lengthy case backlog and adding to years-long delays for asylum seekers. The closure follows a dramatic cutback in judicial staffing under the Trump administration, which dismissed more than 100 judges throughout the country and more than a dozen in SF — many fired abruptly over email.

With the Colorado River’s giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced a new water-saving plan for the next two years. Representatives of the three states said in a written statement Friday night that their plan aims to “stabilize the Colorado River through 2028.” It will require larger cuts in water use than they had pledged previously in talks with other states and the federal government.