Daily Journal (Los Angeles and San Francisco)

During his more than three decades on the bench in San Diego County, retired judge Eddie C. Sturgeon was often grateful for private neutrals. "Most judges - especially in San Diego - we were carrying very, very heavy caseloads," Sturgeon said. "So, any time a neutral - be it a mediator or arbitrator - settled one of my cases, I always thought, 'Thank you very, very much.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing California agencies to prepare for job losses and economic disruption caused by artificial intelligence. Labor attorneys say there are few immediate implications for employers. Instead, the document sets a roadmap for where the state might be heading on AI-related labor policy. The announcement Thursday morning also came as President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a news conference where he was expected to sign his own executive order on AI.

For decades, Big Tech had a reliable defense when something went wrong on a platform: blame the user. That defense is collapsing, and the legal theory replacing it is borrowed directly from defective automobiles and dangerous pharmaceuticals. On March 25, 2026, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury found Meta and Google liable for designing platforms that addicted a minor user in K.G.M. v.

UC Berkeley School of Law is drawing a sharp line against generative artificial intelligence, adopting one of the nation's most restrictive AI policies for law students at a moment when courts and law firms are rapidly embracing the technology. Beginning this summer, Berkeley law students will be barred from using AI tools not only to draft papers, but also to brainstorm ideas, organize arguments, revise prose, correct grammar and translate written work into English.