37 lawsuits with one purpose: protecting the ‘California dream’
SACRAMENTO — Seven months into President Trump’s second term, California has filed 37 lawsuits against his administration and spent about $5 million doing it. Before you go…
Bonta says millions spent, but billions saved, in California’s legal war with Trump
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Monday that his office has spent more than $5 million fighting the Trump administration in court over the last…
California, other states sue Trump administration over bill defunding Planned Parenthood
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” that bars Planned Parenthood…
California, other states sue over USDA demand for SNAP recipients’ data
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent demand that they turn over…
A.G. Rob Bonta will move to take control of L.A. County juvenile halls
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Wednesday he will ask a judge to allow the state to take control of L.A. County’s juvenile halls. The…
After six months under Trump, California and L.A. are battlegrounds. Who benefits?
Six months into President Trump’s second term, his predilection for picking on California has never been on fuller display, turning the state broadly and Los…
State sues SoCal real estate tycoon, alleging widespread tenant exploitation
Alleging widespread and egregious violations of housing and tenant laws, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta sued Southern California real estate tycoon Mike Nijjar in Los Angeles…
California sues Trump over ‘unlawful, unprecedented’ National Guard deployment
California officials on Monday filed a federal lawsuit over the mobilization of the state’s National Guard during the weekend’s immigration protests in Los Angeles, accusing…
California sues DOJ over demand that schools ban trans athletes
California sued the U.S. Justice Department on Monday over its demand last week that local school districts ban transgender youth from competing in sports, arguing…
State authorities to probe LAPD shooting of man officers say had gun
The California Department of Justice will investigate a fatal shooting by Los Angeles Police Department officers under a law that empowers the state attorney general…
California petitions FDA to undo RFK Jr.’s new limits on abortion pill mifepristone
California and three other states petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday to ease its new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, citing the…
California appeals Huntington Beach victory on voter ID laws
After losing last month in Orange County Superior Court, the state of California is asking a state appellate court to overturn a Huntington Beach measure…
California, Democratic states sues to stop Trump cuts to science research
California on Wednesday joined 15 other states filing suit against the National Science Foundation and its acting director, alleging the agency has illegally terminated millions…
California, other states sue to block Trump cuts to health department
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Monday to block sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,…
After overdoses and chaos, will state take over L.A. juvenile halls?
It should have been a normal day at school, or as normal as a classroom setting is in juvenile detention.But lessons at Los Padrinos Juvenile…
California, other states sue Trump administration to block cuts to AmeriCorps
California will join a coalition of states Tuesday in suing the Trump administration over massive cuts to AmeriCorps, the federal program that each year deploys…
California has sued Trump 15 times in his first 100 days. Where do those cases stand?
At a hearing in Boston in March, U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun asked attorneys for a coalition of states what they stood to lose…
Newsom to announce California lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday is expected to announce a lawsuit contesting President Trump’s executive authority to enact international tariffs without congressional approval.The governor’s…
California, other states sue Trump administration over clawback of COVID school funds
California and a coalition of other states sued Thursday to block the Trump administration’s attempt to take back hundreds of millions of dollars in federal…
Supreme Court OKs Trump’s cuts to teacher training grants in California
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled for the Trump administration on Friday and lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the canceling of $148 million in grants…