California courts held nearly 1.75 million remote proceedings with high satisfaction rates; an African American-owned development team sues LA over a killed $1.2 billion project; legal observers weigh in ahead of Zuckerberg's testimony in the social media addiction trial; and a major law firm rebrands after a partner's departure.

AG Rob Bonta orders a civil rights probe into Eaton Fire evacuation delays in West Altadena; a federal judge hits LA with terminating sanctions in a homeless cleanup case; and SF’s DA accuses the Public Defender of judge-shopping in Drug Court

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testifies in the first minors’ social media bellwether trial, Palisades Fire claims move forward against LA and the state, and CoStar escalates its DQ fight with Quinn Emanuel.

LA wants rid of Carter, archdiocese insurers want out of bankruptcy court, and YouTube says it's not a social media platform

Federal mask ban blocked, social media addiction trial opens, and Franciscan Friars reach $20M abuse settlement—

Lyft sexual-assault suits consolidated in SF after $8.5M Uber bellwether; LA jury awards $8.8M over Carson “rotten egg” odor from warehouse fire; and CA cardrooms plan to fight new gambling rules they say favor tribes

Edison case ends in mistrial over juror spreadsheet, Medtronic hit with $381M antitrust verdict, $8.5M Uber sexual-assault ruling, and 9th Circuit reopens traffic-delay immigration cases.

Juror misconduct claims—incl. a “Star Wars villain” jab at defense counsel—delay a Thomas Fire verdict; SF Judge Michelle Tong faces a rare election challenge; and Wisner Baum battles class actions over a client data breach.

Gov. Newsom names 10 new CA Superior Court judges across 8 counties, Uber faces $144M sexual assault bellwether trial verdict, and Judge Lin doubts xAI plausibly alleged OpenAI orchestrated trade secret theft.

Disgraced OC judge appeals murder conviction, calls trial judge biased, Meta CEO Zuckerberg’s testimony delayed by attorney illness, and former Farella lawyer wins $47K after swim league malpractice suit dismissal