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The pass rate for those repeating the exam fell to 14% www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/30/pass-rate-on-californias-july-2026-bar-exam-drops-to-483/
Gov. Gavin Newsom's binge of appointments to the courts of appeal has created ballots filled with judicial candidates often unknown to voters. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/30/i-have-no-idea-a-ballot-crowded-with-justices-leaves-voters-with-lots-of-questions/
Corporate legal leaders are asking: As AI takes over more routine work, what happens to the people who have traditionally managed it? www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/30/does-ai-make-legal-operations-more-essential-or-less-necessary-/
Meta's agreement with plaintiffs sets the stage for the first social media addiction trial solely against Snap Inc., the owner of Snapchat. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/30/meta-settles-social-media-addiction-claims-leaving-snap-as-sole-defendant/
A Missouri jury returned a defense verdict for Monsanto within hours after closing arguments on Thursday. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/monsanto-wins-first-roundup-trial-since-scotus-invalidated-key-claim/
The attorney general's office has charged former Lassen County Superior Court executive Teresa Stalter with charging personal expenses to the court. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/former-court-executive-in-northern-california-charged-with-misappropriating-public-funds/
Dana Steele joins BSA after nearly two decades at Autodesk, taking a legal leadership role at an influential trade association representing enterprise software companies… www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/longtime-autodesk-lawyer-takes-gc-post-at-business-software-alliance/
Katherine Piper's move to XGS Energy makes her the latest among several experienced lawyers joining fast-growing companies involved in the enormous infrastructure build-out required to… www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/former-calpine-gc-joins-geothermal-developer-xgs-energy/
At IBM and Mastercard, legal operations leaders are examining which tasks can be handled internally, which should go to lower-cost providers and how law firms… www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/ai-is-upending-law-firm-pricing-ibm-and-mastercard-want-a-share-of-the-savings/
Lead counsel for a class of Zillow investors said the deal—reached in a case over its failed home-flipping business—could be the largest single securities settlement ever reached in… www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/zillow-agrees-to-pay-2125m-to-end-investor-class-action/
Melissa Jones was reelected by Stoel Rives management to serve until 2029. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/stoel-rives-managing-partner-on-her-plans-for-expanded-leadership-term/
U.S. District Judge David Carter called the DOJ's TRO request evidence of "a broad, ongoing pattern of attempted election interference." www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/judge-rejects-federal-governments-demand-to-sequester-20000-calif-ballots/
The dissolution of Weil Gotshal & Manges impacts a wide range of law school students from the classes of 2026 through 2028. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/29/law-schools-scramble-to-assist-students-displaced-by-weil-dissolution-/
"You need to consider your shipping promises and make sure they match reality," said Zach Lerner, of tech law firm ZwillGen. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/28/ftc-probe-of-shein-spotlights-legal-risks-for-online-retailers/
"Following a careful review of strategic alternatives, the Firm's Management Committee has recommended to the partnership that the Firm pursue an orderly wind-down," the firm said in a… www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/28/weil-management-committee-meets-to-decide-fate-of-firm/
Attorneys in the multidistrict litigation in California's Northern District pushed back against efforts by Roblox, an online video game, and Discord,… www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/28/the-public-deserves--the-truth-lawyers-take-aim-at-roblox-discord-over-forced-arbitration-/
The new program will assemble more than 70 employees for discussions on change management, experimentation and the future of legal work. www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/28/why-davis-wright-tremaine-is-launching-a-peer-based-ai-training-program-/
Meta is likely to raise due process and other constitutional issues on appeal, which could end up before the New Mexico Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court, experts… www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/28/this-isnt-the-end-of-it-will-25b-judgment-against-meta-hold-up-on-appeal/
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli says he continues to run the Los Angeles office: "The Supreme Court will ultimately decide this matter." www.law.com/therecorder/2026/10/28/judge-says-essayli-unlawfully-serving-as-de-facto-us-attorney/
