The jury awarded $3 million to the plaintiff, a young woman identified as KGM, and her mother, according to NPR, which noted Facebook parent company Meta would be responsible for about 70% of that amount and that the companies could face future penalties as well. The family had accused the platforms of willfully making their products addictive and targeting teens, despite internal research showing it could damage their mental health.

The action by the California Commission on Judicial Performance comes while Claustro, 50, is awaiting sentencing on June 26 in federal court for one felony count of defrauding a state workers’ compensation program.

(Subscription required) California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero highlighted positive collaboration among the state's judicial, legislative and executive branches, which she called "sister branches," in this year's State of the Judiciary Address.

Courts are fining attorneys thousands of dollars for submitting legal documents with fake case citations and errors generated by AI tools they failed to verify before filing.