California must continue to defend the state’s bounty bill that allows it to seek attorneys’ fees from parties that challenge firearms legislation inspired by similar Texas legislation on abortion, a federal judge ruled.

Some owners of homes made with defective Chinese-manufactured drywall had their lawsuits dismissed as a sanction against attorneys who failed to follow court orders on submission deadlines and communication between the parties.

A federal appeals court in Chicago rejected home security firm ADT LLC’s challenge to a labor board decision that it illegally withdrew recognition from a union based on a decertification petition that no unionized employee had signed.

Pandemic-driven US district court case backlogs were lower than anticipated due to declines in new criminal and civil cases, a report showed.

The chief judge of the influential Delaware Chancery Court decried the lack of racial diversity among its judges but said state officials were working to address the issue.

California courts, counsel, and clients benefited from remote access technology that was ramped up during pandemic-prompted shutdowns, and that access should be expanded, a report sent to lawmakers Friday said.