Legal scholars are pushing back against Trump administration officials’ mischaracterizations of federal immunity and the First Amendment, according to a Cato Institute analysis.
A new Gallup poll reveals a partisan divide in Americans’ views on crime, with fewer Americans viewing it as a serious issue and more Republicans than Democrats labeling it that way, while lower-income individuals and women are more likely to perceive crime as a serious issue.
Judge David Rosenberg dismissed felony domestic violence charges against a man after his wife admitted in court that she fabricated the entire incident, including scratching her own neck to create the appearance of an attack.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carol Leonnig has warned that Donald Trump has taken a “wrecking ball” to the Department of Justice, hollowing it out with political purges, fear, and the dismantling of long-standing norms, potentially threatening the rule of law and the fairness of the justice system.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is considering a staff recommendation to discontinue the CalWORKs Pacifico Project and reallocate the funds to immediate housing support services due to financial and operational infeasibility.
Mayor Daniel Lurie celebrated the opening of two new affordable housing communities, Amani and Nia, and the groundbreaking of two additional developments, Blocks 7 and 9, marking a major milestone in the Sunnydale HOPE SF revitalization project, which will provide over 350 new homes for low-income families and legacy HOPE SF households.
The National Housing Law Project has warned that the lapse of funding for SNAP will have severe consequences for low-income families, as 44 million tenants face rent, 24 million people face health costs, and 40 million people, including 16 million children, face food insecurity.
The Trump administration’s attempt to censor late-night entertainment is an abuse of power, and the FCC’s threat to revoke broadcast licenses based on political viewpoints is a clear violation of the First Amendment.
An ICE officer shot a California man after he allegedly reversed his car toward the officers, leaving the victim’s family concerned about the use of force and questioning the official account of events.
Despite a federal court ruling recognizing Chanthila Souvannarath’s claim to U.S. citizenship, ICE deported him to Laos, violating judicial authority and constitutional rights.
A Baltimore police officer has been suspended and an internal investigation is underway after a viral video appeared to show the officer attempting to run over a civilian.
Over 48,000 Americans have signed a petition demanding that the USDA release a $5 billion contingency reserve to maintain SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, which advocates say is being used to leverage hunger for budgetary concessions.
The Davis City Council will hold a public workshop to review and discuss the Village Farms Davis project, a proposed 498-acre development that could bring 1,800 new homes, a community park, open space, and extensive infrastructure improvements to the city’s northern edge.
The California Policy Lab and the Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code have released the California Prison Population Data Dashboards, a public resource providing interactive access to ten years of data about California’s state prison population, including detailed breakdowns by race, gender, age, offense type, and county of conviction.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to block the Trump administration’s federalization and deployment of the California National Guard, arguing that it is unlawful and violates the Posse Comitatus Act.
Governor Gavin Newsom praised the rulings of two federal judges who found that the Trump administration illegally withheld SNAP funds during the government shutdown, and urged the USDA to release all available funding for the program immediately.
Survivors of crime and criminal justice reform advocates are pushing for restorative justice and second chances, highlighting the need for updated sentencing laws that reflect the realities of survivors’ experiences and build public safety through healing and change, rather than punishment alone.
Pamela Wridt and Robert Sauve are suing the City of New York over the NYPD’s expanding use of surveillance cameras, alleging that the city’s practices violate constitutional protections for privacy, free speech, and association.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to explore the creation of a city-run “green bank” to support renewable energy, affordable housing and small businesses, potentially making San Francisco the first city in the US to operate a municipal public bank.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California Highway Patrol crime suppression teams have made over 275 arrests, recovered over 520 stolen vehicles, and seized 34 illicit firearms in the Bay Area this year, resulting in a decrease in crime and an increase in public safety.