Appellate court AB 32 ban Archives

CA Attorney General Bonta Files Request To Reinstate His Own Legislation Banning Private Prisons

November 18, 2021 2:29 amApril 3, 2022 8:21 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an en banc (full bench) Appeals Court rehearing on Wednesday against the Court’s ruling last month that struck down California’s ban on private prisons. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

9th Circuit Overturns California’s Law Banning For-Profit Prisons

October 6, 2021 2:30 amOctober 6, 2021 6:28 am

In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s AB 32 ban on privately owned immigration detention facilities on Tuesday, finding that it interfered with the federal government’s ability to uphold the law. In 2019, Assembly...