The statewide eviction moratorium is set to expire in 20 days, putting more than one million Californians at risk of losing their homes.

(Subscription required) The Senate Judiciary Committee started hearings Tuesday for three prospective judges in the Western District of Washington who were nominated by President Joe Biden in late April and mid-May. In California, meanwhile, no judge has been nominated for three 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacancies or 19 district court vacancies.

California’s governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge’s upending of the state’s restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decision.

The audit "identified significant issues regarding the Office of Chief Trial Counsel’s investigation and evaluation of high-dollar, high-volume trust accounts," the bar statement said.