The federal government recently settled with Orange County over reforms. But a pending ruling could call into question their effectiveness. A decision is expected soon.

A bill in the North Dakota House proposes to automatically seal certain criminal court records from public view, and give people whose records aren't automatically sealed a method for closure.

Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire ...

An Orange County Superior Court judge late last week agreed to ... attorneys of trying to “run out the clock,” pointing to a California law that says a civil case must be brought to trial ...

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Victims sue Southern California Edison under unique legal doctrine ... Most of the lawsuits have been brought in state court in Los Angeles by victims of the Eaton Fire, who cited eyewitness ...

The California Attorney ... hoping for a higher court to reverse an earlier dismissal and weigh in on the case. “The Orange County Superior Court got it wrong — plain and simple,” Attorney ...

Fires have been ripping through the forests and scrublands of California for millennia. Indeed, with its combination of long dry seasons and intense Santa Ana winds, the state is uniquely prone to ...

Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment and updates on help that has been sent to the state. Four fires continue to burn in Southern California ...

California officials said. The creature, a Guadalupe fur seal nicknamed Sallyfur, bore the same bright orange tag on her flipper as she did when she was admitted to The Marine Mammal Center in May ...

By Coral Davenport Reporting from Washington California has withdrawn requests that the Biden administration allow the state to enact limits on pollution from trucks, locomotives and ferries that ...