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California | The Recorder
The confirmations leave just a few open appellate seats for Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill before he leaves office in January.
Erika Fisher will depart next month, and her eventual successor will be the tech company's fourth legal chief since 2022
The U.S. Court of International Trade has allowed importers who paid tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to sue as a class. Co-lead class counsel said they believe this is the first time the trade court has certified a class in active litigation.
Collectively, the new laws address the costs associated with electricity and water usage, environmental reviews, and reporting on the impact of data center operations. But different provisions impose duties on electricity customers, permit applicants, and facility operators.
A regulatory filing this week states that Roku executives could receive up to $2 million each as a retention/transaction bonus.
Judicial recalls in California are already rare. A new law will make recall attempts even more difficult in big counties.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Laura Seigle continued until Friday a motion that Southern California Edison filed to continue the Jan. 25 trial over the Eaton fire.
Trade associations led by the American Chemistry Council sued to challenge the labeling rule, which would have mandated an outline of a flask containing the word “PFAS” on affected products beginning next year, arguing that it was impermissible compelled speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Judges talked over lagging AI adoption and education in the judiciary and the friction that may cause with incoming court staff.
Represented by former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and other attorneys from his firm, Torridon Law, the NFL argued that states are better-equipped than the federal government to police prediction markets.
