• Judicial Profile: San Luis Obispo County Judge Michael Kelley

    Daily Journal
    June 8, 2026

    (Subscription required) Former Sidley Austin leader Michael Kelley discusses judging, writing, public trust, and why San Luis Obispo reminds him of Tuscany.

  • Leadership Perspectives: Chief Justice Ronald M. George on 100 Years of the Judicial Council

    California Courts Newsroom
    June 8, 2026

    Former California Chief Justice shares his thoughts on the successes and challenges of his tenure as part of the 100-year history of the council.

  • Agriculture and Water Use on California’s Tribal Lands

    Public Policy Institute of California
    June 8, 2026

    We use remote-sensing and other publicly available data to look at agricultural land and water use on Tribal reservations. Of the 103 federally recognized Indian reservations in California, only about 20 consistently host irrigated agriculture, and most of these are relatively small-scale (less than 100 acres). 

  • US judge scraps Trump policy restricting wind, solar tax breaks

    Reuters
    June 8, 2026

    A U.S. judge vacated a Trump administration policy implemented last year that made it harder for wind and solar energy projects to claim ​federal tax subsidies, according to court documents. The decision is the latest legal blow ‌to U.S. President Donald Trump's wide-ranging efforts to slow development of clean energy technologies, which he has said are unreliable and unfairly subsidized.