Attorney General Xavier Becerra – Page 2

Radical Left Attempting to Derail ICE’s Proposed Prison Re-use Plans in McFarland and Adelanto

May 11, 2020 2:20 amMay 10, 2020 11:15 pm

Gov. Newsom’s destructive prison shutdown with ICE reuse plan In October 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 32 into law, to phase out the use of private prisons. On January 1, 2020, AB 32, became law and eliminated all contracts...

Thousands at Peaceful Sacramento Capitol Protest to #EndtheLockdown

May 1, 2020 7:40 pmMay 2, 2020 10:13 am

Thousands of flag-waving Californians descended upon the State Capitol Friday for a protest of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide stay-at-home lockdown order, which has caused millions of residents to lose their jobs and businesses. This peaceful, respectful protest was depicted in...

BREAKING: Permit Denials For Capitol Protests Earn Gov. Gavin Newsom Another Federal Lawsuit

April 27, 2020 3:01 pmApril 28, 2020 5:25 pm

‘Governor Newsom has reacted to citizen protests not by addressing widespread concern, but simply by shutting down protest at the Capitol altogether…’ A new lawsuit is seeking to vindicate the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of two California plaintiffs,...

New Lawsuit Challenges Authority of CA Gov. Newsom, AG Becerra and Mayors on Rights of People to Work

April 26, 2020 10:39 amApril 26, 2020 4:18 pm

A new lawsuit filed in federal court Friday challenges the authority of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the state’s public health officials and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to decide which businesses are “essential” and “non-essential” with...

Gov. Newsom’s Private Prison Shutdown Plan Will Cost Thousands of Minority Employees Their Jobs

March 6, 2020 6:42 am

During Governor Gavin Newsom’s inaugural address in January 2019, he vowed that he would get rid of the private prison industry in California, calling for an end of the “outrage of private prisons once and for all.” In October 2019,...

Trump Administration Files Lawsuit Against CA For Private Detention Ban

February 12, 2020 2:21 amFebruary 12, 2020 8:26 am

The Federal Government filed a lawsuit, naming Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, and the State of California for banning the operation of private detention facilities. The complaint is seeking a federal judge in San Diego to rule Assembly...

CA Consumer Privacy Act: Enforcement Beginning Even Without Official Regulations Codified

January 16, 2020 7:31 amJanuary 16, 2020 7:32 am

The California Consumer Privacy Act took effect Jan. 1, 2020, with official enforcement by the California Attorney General to begin mid-year. The law is supposed to provide residents of California more control over data collected on them, but also provides...