Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated three new justices to the California Court of Appeal and appointed twelve new judges to Superior Courts across the state, with a focus on elevating individuals with public service experience and diverse legal backgrounds.

The case argues that Trump lacks authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose the tariffs he announced on April 2 on nearly all U.S. trading partners.

Merrill Balassone, a spokeswoman for the California Judicial Council, said jurors who continue to receive their regular pay from private employers during jury duty are encouraged — but not legally required — to decline the state’s $15 daily wage.

Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Tuesday cited a decision by a Department of Insurance administrative law judge that blessed a 17% interim rate hike for homeowners in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. That was down from the insurance company’s initial request of a 22% rate increase.

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce.

The state insurance commission is allowing the insurer to raise rates due to financial distress caused by $7 billion in claims from Los Angeles County fires. Rates will rise an average of 17 percent for homeowners.

Thanks to the fallout from the Epic Games v. Apple ruling on April 30, Kindle users on iPhones and iPads can once again purchase books directly through the app. A California judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers,

There will be many firsts in West Sacramento now that the A’s have brought Major League Baseball temporarily to the capital region. For Yankees superstar Aaron Judge, the weekend marks the first time he’s playing professional baseball in the town in which he was born.