(Subscription required) Starting with the 2026 licensing cycle, California attorneys face expanded annual reporting and compliance obligations--including attorney oath declarations, client trust account oversight, pro bono and reduced-fee service reporting and updated fee disclosures.

(Subscription required) The high court without comment denied a petition by Quinn Emanuel to overturn a Second District Court of Appeal opinion that found county leaders never approved the firm’s proposed billing rates of up to $1,400 an hour.

The dispute centers around the state’s determination of each local agencies’ outdoor water budget, basing it on how much land is irrigated rather than how much land could be irrigated. The lawsuit reflects a conflict that is central to the tension between state regulations and local water agencies.

The court has a planned outage for some services starting at the close of business Wednesday as it adds criminal case dockets to its online offerings — a significant modernization. Access is expected to be restored by Tuesday, following the holiday weekend.