• 9th Circuit to review immigration docket's management after Trump appointees object

    Reuters
    March 11, 2026

    The chief judge of the largest U.S. federal appeals court said it will reexamine how it manages the court's "enormous" immigration docket after several judges on the court appointed by President Donald Trump "disrupted" its policymaking process ​with a ruling declaring its practice of pausing deportations unlawful.

  • “Safer Together” Symposium Strengthening Gun Violence Prevention Efforts

    Edhat
    March 11, 2026

    The symposium brought together prosecutors, city attorneys, law enforcement leaders, and mental health and violence  prevention advocates to advance implementation of California’s evolving firearm safety laws. 

  • Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed

    Sacramento Observer
    March 11, 2026

    Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled to Chicago last week to attend the funeral of Rev. Jesse Jackson, joining a gathering of prominent political leaders, clergy and civil rights figures paying tribute to one of the most influential voices in the modern civil rights movement. Overall, the report finds that the state’s judiciary has become steadily more representative of California’s population over the past 20 years

  • Political Notebook: LGBTQ judges in CA continue to increase

    Bay Area Reporter
    March 11, 2026

    The number of LGBTQ people serving on state courts across California continues to grow, marking a 4% increase over the last 14 years on the official annual tallies released by the Judicial Council of California. And, in 2025, the number of trial courts that had out judges saw a slight uptick for the first time in several years.