California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have joined a coalition of states suing the Trump administration over new restrictions placed on federal homelessness grants, arguing the policy is unlawful and will push tens of thousands of people back into homelessness.
Family separations are occurring across the US due to ICE enforcement, resulting in hundreds of immigrant children being placed in government shelters and parents being deported or left with the choice of leaving their children in the care of another safe adult.
Over 100 clergy members gathered in Broadview, Illinois to protest the closure of the ICE processing facility, the release of detainees, and the allowance of spiritual care for detainees, but were met with violence from ICE and Illinois State Police during their arrest.
Robert Roberson, who was convicted in 2003 of shaking his 2-year-old daughter to death, may have a chance to retry his case after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that shaken baby syndrome testimony is inadmissible in trials due to lack of scientific evidence.
Voter frustration is growing due to the disconnect between official economic indicators and lived experience, with many Americans feeling poorer and unable to afford basic necessities, as argued by writer Corbin Trent in his essay “It Works, If You Work It”.
Community leaders, advocates, elected officials, and impacted women gathered outside the San Francisco County Jail to demand accountability for deputies who ordered women in custody to strip in front of male deputies, violating constitutional protections, state law, and basic human dignity.
Asian-adjacent films like Jackie Chan’s, Good Fortune and Rental Family remind us of the distinction between illusion and reality, and how convincing illusions can be.
The US Border Patrol has built a nationwide dragnet driver-surveillance system that uses AI and mass surveillance to target innocent drivers, interrogate, search, and seize their property without proof of wrongdoing.
The U.S. Supreme Court has extended the date of review on President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship to Dec. 5, 2025, with multiple federal lawsuits having temporarily blocked the order from being enforced.
A single father convicted in a DUI case in Newport Beach, CA, asked for more time to complete his court-mandated community service and alcohol education program, citing difficulty balancing work and childcare responsibilities.
Deputy Public Defender Erin Dacayanan argued that the court delayed justice for an accused individual who needs mental health diversion, but Judge Paul K. Richardson ruled not to release the accused, leaving them in jail and untreated for their mental illness.
America’s housing crisis is due to decades of underbuilding and a lack of political incentives to build more homes, resulting in a shortage of 2-5 million homes and rising prices, and a need for new policies to incentivize renters to push for more housing and to shift to modular construction to reduce costs.
Nell Bernstein, a leading voice on youth incarceration, discusses the failures of the juvenile punishment model, the long-term harm of locking children in carceral environments, and the need for community safety through education, support, housing, stability, and belonging.
In a recent court case, the prosecution was given an unfair advantage due to leading questions, objections being overruled, and a witness’s memory being shaped by pressure, with the court failing to explore potential financial incentives for the witness.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after August 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison, but has created an expedited “alien removal process” to deport undocumented immigrants, bypassing the usual parole restrictions and responsibilities.
Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, was found dead in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Pennsylvania, with his hands and feet tied behind him, sparking outrage from his family and advocacy groups who are calling for justice and accountability.
A new report from Solitary Watch details systemic abuse in New York prisons, citing physical violence, deprivation of basic resources, and widespread solitary confinement, and calls for urgent and sweeping reforms to ensure humane conditions for incarcerated individuals.
A yearlong joint investigation by NBC News and Bloomberg Law has uncovered a pattern of pregnant women in jails across the United States miscarrying, giving birth alone on filthy cell floors or toilets, and in some cases losing their babies or their own lives while requests for help were reportedly ignored.
The Sacramento region has seen a surge in housing production, with over 12,500 new homes completed in 2024, but affordability remains a major issue as housing costs have risen faster than wages, leaving many households struggling to afford housing.
The University of California has ratified a tentative agreement with the University Professional and Technical Employees union and registered nurses have also approved a separate contract with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, resulting in improved wages, healthcare premiums, and workplace conditions.