A man convicted and sentenced to death for multiple decades-old gang-involved shootings in Los Angeles had his sentence reversed by the California Supreme Court Monday, finding that the prosecution violated state law by using racially biased language during the trial.

The Supreme Court heads into the final month of its yearly term facing decisions on birthright citizenship, gun rights, transgender athletes and President Trump’s power over independent agencies. Unlike in years past, the term’s most significant rulings were not left for the last week in June.

San Diego is facing a $16.5 million payout after a judge found it added late-payment penalties to parking citations without giving people proper notice of the penalties or enough time to pay the original ticket.

(Subscription required) Justice Thomas DeSantos brought lessons from Hanford farm fields, small-town law practice, and the Kings County bench to California's appellate court.