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  • How a Campbell door slam ignited scrutiny of California family courts

Also on today's calendar: Crawl 'Til The Ball Falls: San Jose NYE Bar Crawl 2026 and 6 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Door Slam Goes Viral — California's Family Courts Face Scrutiny They Tried to Avoid (davisvanguard.org) — A viral video outside a Campbell law office is drawing fresh attention to how California family courts use publicly funded minors counsel and privately paid “parenting coordinators,” including several Santa Clara County cases. The investigation details concerns about opaque appointments, potential conflicts of interest, and mounting costs for parents and taxpayers, while recent limited billing reforms leave broader oversight and transparency questions unresolved.
   

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