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Ninth Circuit Forces California Response as DOJ Presses to Sequester 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots

October 24, 2026 2:11 pmOctober 26, 2026 9:27 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered California election officials to respond by noon Saturday to the Department of Justice’s emergency request to set aside roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots the federal government says were sent to “likely...

Sacramento Flunks Civics Again

October 19, 2026 7:47 amOctober 19, 2026 7:48 am

On Oct. 14, the Ninth Circuit reminded Sacramento of a lesson most of us got in eighth-grade civics: a state doesn’t write the dress code for the federal government. A unanimous panel ruled that Section 10 of California’s No Vigilantes...

Ninth Circuit Rebuke: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down California ‘No Vigilantes Act’ as Unconstitutional

October 15, 2026 7:05 amOctober 19, 2026 7:46 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled Wednesday in that California’s “No Vigilantes Act” identification requirement for federal ICE officers violates the Supremacy Clause and cannot be enforced by the state against them. California Governor Gavin...

Newsom’s Latest Medical Laws: California Defies Other States and Medical Realities

October 13, 2026 7:00 amOctober 13, 2026 7:01 am

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed another round of legislation that treats California medical providers as instruments of state policy rather than participants in a federal system of law. The new measures prohibit or tightly restrict healthcare providers from turning over...

Private Prison Company GEO Group Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging California’s New Detention Center Law

October 8, 2026 7:23 amOctober 8, 2026 7:23 am

Let the lawsuits begin. Last week, the Globe reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills claiming they will increase state oversight of federal immigration enforcement, illegal immigrant detention facilities, and related law-enforcement practices inside California....

Newsom Signs Unlawful Immigration Bills Again, After 2025 Bills Were Overturned by Ninth Circuit

September 29, 2026 1:40 pmSeptember 30, 2026 7:37 am

Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills claiming they will increase state oversight of federal immigration enforcement, illegal immigrant detention facilities, and related law-enforcement practices inside California. You read that right – Gov. Newsom is trying...

DOJ Sues Arizona Over Voter-Approved In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants

August 29, 2026 2:08 pmAugust 29, 2026 2:08 pm

The Trump administration sued the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday, asking a federal judge to strike down the state’s voter-approved law allowing students without lawful immigration status to qualify for in-state tuition and state-funded...