The city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct.

The Federal Circuit has held that the equitable doctrine of laches could be applied to bar enforcement of a patent that issued after applicant’s unreasonable and unexplained delay in prosecution.

California voters will decide on Nov. 5 whether to pass Prop. 36, which would reclassify some misdemeanor drug and theft crimes as felonies.