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Nevada AG Aaron Ford Joins California-Led Coalition in Latest Legal Assault on Trump Tariffs

March 14, 2026 2:48 pmMarch 14, 2026 2:48 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat eyeing a 2026 gubernatorial run, has once again thrown his hat into the ring of multi-state legal challenges against the Trump administration. This time, Ford is joining a coalition of 24 attorneys general...

Surge in Methamphetamine Busts Highlights Cartel Activity, Drug Trafficking Corridors in Nevada and California

March 13, 2026 12:19 pmMarch 13, 2026 12:21 pm

A wave of significant methamphetamine seizures in the Las Vegas area and Northern California over the past two weeks underscores the persistent use of major interstate corridors by drug traffickers funneling illicit narcotics into Southern and Northern Nevada, highlighting increased...

Hospice Fraud Explodes in California After State ‘Crackdown’: 742 Flagged Providers, $105 Million Overbilled, and Ghost Offices

March 11, 2026 4:38 pmMarch 11, 2026 4:40 pm

In a damning new investigation titled “Hospice Fraud: Ground Zero in Los Angeles,” CBS News has exposed widespread fraud plaguing California’s hospice industry, particularly in Los Angeles County, where hundreds of providers exhibit multiple red flags of abuse despite state...

SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds Deference to Immigration Agencies in Asylum Denials

March 6, 2026 7:55 amMarch 6, 2026 11:23 am

In a unanimous 9-0 decision (see below) delivered by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, that federal appeals courts must apply a deferential “substantial-evidence” standard when reviewing immigration agency determinations of whether undisputed facts constitute “persecution”...

Ninth Circuit Delivers Blow to Federal Unions, Upholds Trump Executive Order on National Security Exemptions

February 27, 2026 9:51 amFebruary 27, 2026 10:25 am

In a significant victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline federal operations and prioritize national security, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated (see below) a lower court’s preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14251. The ruling,...

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Appeal in Fight for Local Control Over Housing Mandates

February 24, 2026 1:43 pmFebruary 24, 2026 1:43 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that rejects the City of Huntington Beach’s constitutional challenge to California’s aggressive state housing laws, delivering yet another blow to local control in the conservative Orange County...

Newsom Pardons Convicted Attempted Murder Illegal Alien, Shields Him From Deportation

February 23, 2026 10:52 amFebruary 24, 2026 7:39 am

In a blistering statement released Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) condemned California Governor Gavin Newsom for pardoning Somboon Phaymany, a Cambodian national and illegal alien convicted of attempted murder and assault with a firearm — crimes that...