Family court isn’t a stopover for Judge Jaya Badiga—it’s where her expertise shines. A former DV attorney and family law specialist, her nontraditional path is reshaping expectations of who belongs on the bench. Full profile [subscribers only]: https://ow.ly/4H8F50XtCPh #FamilyLaw #CaliforniaLaw

Consumer Attorneys of California are calling for an investigation into Downtown LA Law after a report alleged the firm may have paid former foster youth to file false sexual abuse claims.

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Federal judge denies California Smoke Shops Assoc. motion to enjoin City of Fresno law that could close over half of shops inside city.

California Supreme Court rejects GOP redistricting petition, Strickland v. Weber: "Petitioners have failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis of relief." Law firm founded by Harmeet Dhillon claimed Dem lawmakers violated state constitution with rushed bills to get effort on ballot

Sacramento Judge Lauri Damrell throws out gaming tribes challenge against California cardrooms, writing the state law that enabled the complaint, #SB549, is preempted by #IGRA.

Jelly Belly Candies drops case against David Klein, who sold the company its name in 1980. JB said Klein later falsely claimed to be company's founder and promoted a line of cannabis-infused jelly beans with a similar name.

California State Bar Executive Director Leah Wilson announces she will step down on July 7. Announcements comes weeks after disastrous Feb. roll out of new bar exam.

The California State Bar says it used AI to draft some questions for the Feb. 2025 bar exam. shorturl.at/ieLGF

New audit of CA State Bar finds growing discipline backlog, stagnant revenues, higher staff costs. But law school enrollment and diversity grew even though state lost 19 laws school since 2013. Report comes two days after tech issues marred Feb exam. shorturl.at/D4EzA

The United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social sues Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem over operation "Return to Sender." UFW claims Jan. Border Patrol raids in Bakersfield violated 4th Amendment by detaining detained people without reasonable suspicion based on their "perceived race, ethnic background."

Former employee sues @FixinsKitchens, co-owned by
@KJ_MayorJohnson and @MichelleRheefor alleged violation of @thecrownact. Plaintiff is @JacksonLarriah a former contestant on @NBCTheVoice

New Mexico jury awards over $400 million for penile injections gone horribly wrong. ED treatment of plasma and vitamins caused "permanent and irreversible" damage. Sanchez v. Numale Medical Center LLC, D-202-CV-202006336 (Albuquerque Dist., N.M., filed Nov. 16, 2020).