Evan Gahr – California Globe

Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against California’s Black Mothers Only Program

April 12, 2026 6:30 amApril 12, 2026 1:20 pm

California has quietly turned motherhood into a racial spoils system. But that could soon change. The Golden State’s longstanding but little-noticed support program for black mothers only is the subject of a new federal discrimination lawsuit filed last week by...

Capistrano Unified School District Principal Can Be Sued for Violating Student’s Free Speech

April 1, 2026 5:00 amApril 1, 2026 5:01 am

The Capistrano Unified School District principal who punished a first grader for writing “all lives” on a Black Lives Matter drawing can be sued for violating the student’s free speech rights, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth...

Big Brandeis Center Victory for UC Berkeley Jewish Students

March 28, 2026 7:54 amMarch 28, 2026 7:54 am

The University of California at Berkeley has agreed to pay $1 million dollars to settle the longstanding Brandeis Center lawsuit over “unchecked” anti-Semitism campus and law school student groups that officially barred pro-Israel speakers. Under the terms of the settlement, Berkeley...

Startling Report Details How Pro-Hamas UC Faculty Incited Targeted Harassment of Jewish Students

March 17, 2026 6:30 amMarch 17, 2026 6:31 am

The startling new report documenting how pro-Hamas University of California faculty incited the targeted harassment of Jewish students since 2023 has prompted demands from Jewish groups and some conservative-minded professors that the Board of Regents enforce longstanding rules that prohibit...

Discrimination Complaint Filed Against UC for Latino Students Only Program

March 7, 2026 12:00 pmMarch 7, 2026 12:03 pm

The University of California is facing a federal discrimination complaint over its longstanding academic support program for Latino students that tacitly excludes everyone else. The Equal Protection Project filed the complaint earlier this year with the United States Department of...

Sonja Shaw Working to Restore Opening Prayers to Board Meetings

February 28, 2026 1:06 pmFebruary 28, 2026 1:07 pm

Chino Valley Unified School District School Board President Sonja Shaw is best known for her fight for parental rights. But she is also quietly fighting a pitched legal battle to restore opening prayers to Board meetings. With the help of...

BREAKING: Brandeis Center Files First-Ever Antisemitism Lawsuit Against a U.S. State – California

February 27, 2026 4:00 amFebruary 27, 2026 5:32 pm

California public schools are awash with anti-Semitic slurs, harassment and assaults but state authorities refuse to intervene, according to a lawsuit against California filed today on behalf of Jewish parents by the Brandeis Center and StandWithUs. The lawsuit, lodged in...