Bloomberg Law reporter Maia Spoto talks about why California’s Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment, or CARE, Courts, have had such an underwhelming start. We also hear from one of the judges helping to set up a CARE Court in Orange County, who talks about the large amount of manpower needed to adjudicate these special types of cases.

Among the 42 jurisdictions that have reported February results thus far, 31 have a higher overall pass rate than in February of 2023 according to data, opens new tab compiled by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. That includes all 10 of the largest bar exam jurisdictions that have released results, though the District of Columbia’s pass rate held steady at 45%.

(Subscription required) Thirty-nine members of the National Association of Attorneys General, including California's Rob Bonta, requested federal lawmakers increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation in next year's federal budget.

The state had submitted a motion to move the case outside of Shasta County, citing an alleged prejudice county residents would have against the project. In a hearing Monday morning Shasta County judge Stephen Baker determined that the case would stay in in Shasta County, but it would be presided over by a judge from outside the area.