• California Supreme Court strikes down Huntington Beach voter ID law

    San Francisco Chronicle
    January 28, 2026

    The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to allow a city to require voters to show photo identification at the polls, striking down a law that had taken effect after the city’s voters approved it nearly two years ago. But the issue may soon be before voters statewide.

    Related: Office of Attorney General Rob Bonta

  • No Copyrights for AI Works, US Government Tells Supreme Court

    National Law Journal
    January 27, 2026

    (Subscription required) "[U]nder the Copyright Act, only a human being can be the 'author' of a copyrightable work," U.S. Solicitor General D.

  • Judicial Profile: Sacramento County Judge Myrlys Stockdale Coleman

    Daily Journal
    January 27, 2026

    (Subscription required) Even after reaching the bench, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Myrlys Stockdale Coleman continues to reinvent herself- teaching law, studying criminal practice and selling stock photography online. 

  • ByteDance settles minors' social media addiction case

    Daily Journal
    January 27, 2026

    (Subscription required) On the night before the jury selection began Tuesday in the first minors' social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, ByteDance for Tik Tok defendants settled on undisclosed terms, a plaintiffs' attorney said. It is the second settlement in the case in the past week as Snap Inc. reached an undisclosed agreement with a teen identified as K.G.M. days before a final status conference Monday.