A federal judge rules that the Border Patrol again broke the rules in California immigration sweeps, saying agents acted “without considering or complying with law Congress enacted.”

(Subscription required) From San Diego to Kern County, courts are holding outreach events to build a pipeline as vacancies fluctuate and retirements climb.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge went overboard in crafting a stay-away order to an abusive husband by including broad protections for the couple’s three teenage sons without ascertaining their wishes, the Court of Appeal for this district has held, also saying that the two family dogs and three chickens should not have been shielded from prospective harm absent any evidence of mistreatment of them by the respondent.

(Subscription required) Superior Court Judge Ashley M. Price runs a pilot program testing a more intensive model of dependency proceedings, with frequent hearings, real-time service coordination, and an emphasis on reunification.