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Democracy Defenders’ Lawsuit Demands Court Block Trump Pocket Rescission of HUD Funds

September 30, 2026 2:59 pmSeptember 30, 2026 2:59 pm

A coalition of 10 nonprofit housing organizations, represented by Democracy Defenders Action, filed suit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to block the Trump administration from implementing a pocket rescission of $56.1 million of...

Statutory Exemptions from the Public Rulemaking Process

September 29, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 29, 2026 2:01 pm

Why does the California Legislature continue to adopt partial or full exemptions in statute from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)? A fundamental purpose of both the federal and California Administrative Procedure Acts is to allow public participation, including notice and...

San Francisco and Santa Clara Join Mamdani Suit to Block Trump’s Public Charge Green Card Rule

September 14, 2026 11:12 amSeptember 14, 2026 11:12 am

San Francisco and Santa Clara County have signed onto a New York City–led lawsuit seeking to stop a Trump administration immigration rule that would let federal officers weigh food stamps, Medicaid, housing aid and other means-tested benefits when deciding whether...

Hamadeh To Introduce Impeachment Articles Against Judge Who Blocked SAVE Voter Citizenship Checks

July 8, 2026 11:46 amJuly 8, 2026 11:46 am

Arizona Republican Congressman Abe Hamadeh announced that he will introduce articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan after she ruled against the Trump administration’s expanded use of a federal citizenship-verification system for voter-roll checks. Hamadeh, who represents...

Introduction to Regulatory Drafting

May 10, 2026 6:09 pmMay 10, 2026 6:09 pm

What is regulatory drafting? Regulatory drafting or regulations drafting is the work done by state executive branch officials in agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and bureaus that have rulemaking authority under the California Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Of course, regulations can...

EPA Announces Nationwide E15 Fuel Waiver, Delivers Relief at the Pump for Western States

March 25, 2026 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2026 2:09 pm

In a decisive move to combat rising fuel prices and strengthen America’s energy independence, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today a nationwide emergency waiver for E15 and E10 ethanol-blended fuels. The action, effective May 1, 2026, removes seasonal restrictions on...

AG Bonta Sues Trump Admin Over USDA Grant Conditions Enforcing Immigration Law, Biological Reality, and Merit

March 24, 2026 11:29 amMarch 24, 2026 11:35 am

In what has become a ritual of resistance, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday he is co-leading a 21-state coalition in yet another federal lawsuit against the Trump administration—this time targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to attach...