(Subscription required) Judge Marisa Chun fosters justice, emphasizing community outreach, jury diversity and thorough preparation, drawing from her varied legal career and cultural heritage.

California uses algorithms to predict whether incarcerated people will commit crimes again. It has used predictive technology to deny 600,000 people unemployment benefits. Nonetheless, state administrators have concluded that not a single agency uses high-risk forms of automated decisionmaking technology.

(Subscription required) The court on Wednesday, acting on its own motion, released proposed rules amendments that would empower the state bar's commitee of bar examiners to oversee California's troubled bar exam.

A collection of Ford Mustangs referred to as “Eleanor” and featured across four films—including the original 1974 movie “Gone in 60 Seconds” and the 2000 remake bearing the same name—is not a “character” capable of copyright protection, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held yesterday.