A coalition of legal and civil rights organizations has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to prevent plea agreements from blocking appeals of unconstitutional sentences, arguing that such waivers should not be allowed to insulate unlawful sentences from judicial review.
Voters across the political spectrum are increasingly concerned about President Donald Trump’s use of executive power, and many believe Congress must reassert its authority to protect civil liberties.
Elwood Jones was exonerated from Ohio’s death row after Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich dismissed the case against him due to evidence that excluded him as the perpetrator and raised concerns about the integrity of the original prosecution.
When word came to me in September that one of our nation’s leading carceral studies experts, and…
The Davis City Council is holding a public workshop to discuss the proposed Village Farms Davis development, a large-scale housing and annexation project that could ultimately go before voters in June 2026.
Davis, California is known as the “Bicycle Capital of America” for its pioneering work in creating bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure, which has become a model for cities around the world.
Alan “Lorax” Hirsch has been giving out free “Love Your Neighbor” lawn signs at the Saturday Davis Farmers Market since 2017, providing people with a message of hope and kindness in an America permeated with Trump’s rhetoric.
Civil rights attorney S. Lee Merritt filed an amicus curiae brief opposing the Alameda County District Attorney’s motion to dismiss the voluntary manslaughter case against former San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher, arguing that the evidence surrounding Steven Taylor’s killing required evaluation by a jury.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected President Trump’s emergency request to allow the deployment of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles, leaving the lower court’s order in place and barring the deployment while the appeal proceeds.
Fair and Just Prosecution is urging prosecutors to support hospital-based violence intervention programs, which have been proven to reduce repeat violent injury and retaliatory violence, and to adopt policies that protect patients’ rights and limit law enforcement practices that can undermine trauma-informed care.
California’s school funding system could be reshaped in the coming years due to declining enrollment, creating new fiscal flexibility and allowing policymakers to reconsider how billions of education dollars are distributed, according to a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom declared victory after the California Supreme Court declined to hear Huntington Beach’s appeal in a housing lawsuit, leaving intact a lower court ruling that subjects the city to court-ordered remedies for its prolonged refusal to comply with state housing law.
The Housing BOOM Act, proposed by U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, seeks to increase housing production across the country, with a focus on affordable and middle-income housing, by expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, creating new federal programs, and investing in homelessness prevention.
Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez argued in court that the judge has no authority to order the Public Defender’s Office to take on more felony cases, warning such an order would violate attorneys’ limits and clients’ constitutional rights.
The Trump administration froze UCLA’s research funding, alleging antisemitism and mishandling of transgender students, but an investigation revealed the government violated legal and procedural norms and the UC system’s dependence on federal money limited its ability to resist.
The Supreme Court’s 1982 decision in Plyler v. Doe has generated hundreds of billions of dollars in economic growth, expanded the U.S. workforce, and reduced public health costs, as well as benefiting over 4.8 million undocumented children by providing access to public education.
The Sentencing Project has released a report showing that automatic charging of youth in adult courts has had a detrimental impact on youth well-being and community safety, with racial disparities and a lack of access to rehabilitative programs being key concerns.
The Upper Westside Specific Plan in Sacramento County is a large-scale housing proposal that has been met with opposition, but is still in the process of being approved and could significantly impact the region’s housing numbers if completed.
YIMBY Law has filed a lawsuit challenging Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order suspending SB 9 in high fire hazard severity zones within the burn areas, arguing that it unlawfully undermines the state’s own housing laws, deepens the housing emergency created by the fires, and gives wealthy jurisdictions improper power to block modest infill housing.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced over $865 million in new housing, transportation, and climate-resilience investments funded by payments from major polluters under California’s cap-and-invest program, which will support thousands of new affordable homes, major green transportation upgrades, and community-level climate resilience projects.