Jurors in Palisades arson retrial may be barred from weighing evidence of LAFD missteps - Thu, 22 Oct 2026 PST

A federal judge indicated Thursday that jurors in the upcoming retrial of a man accused of an arson that sparked the Palisades fire will not be allowed to consider whether Los Angeles firefighters adequately extinguished the blaze that prosecutors say later reignited and spread, devastating the community.