The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday struck down as unconstitutional California statutes purportedly aimed at preventing dialysis providers from profiting from an alleged conflict-of-interest scheme in which the centers make charitable contributions to groups that offer premium assistance to help their patients secure insurance policies that pay out for the services they provide.

The California Supreme Court ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Wednesday to halt his investigation of hundreds of thousands of ballots he obtained from the county registrar to examine alleged voter fraud in last November’s election.

(Subscription required) The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."

(Subscription required) Attorney General Rob Bonta said Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a GOP candidate for governor, created an "unprecedented constitutional emergency" by pushing ahead with an investigation of alleged 2025 election irregularities.