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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...

Last-Minute Sacramento Ban on Shock Gloves Hits Federal Wall

August 27, 2026 4:03 pmAugust 28, 2026 7:32 am

With four days left in the legislative session, Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-San Diego) stood with fellow Democrats on Thursday and sold Assembly Bill 2760 as a moral emergency: ban local, state and federal law enforcement from buying or using electronic...

Newsom’s Bill to Ban Trump Admin from Seizing Election Ballots is Buffoonery

June 11, 2026 7:00 amJune 11, 2026 7:01 am

After gubernatorial candidate Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized more than 600,000 ballots from his county’s registrar of voters earlier this year, Democrats panicked. They introduced Senate Bill 73, to restrict any and all law enforcement agencies and officers from...

Newsom Signs SB 73 to Block Ballot Seizures and Election Oversight

May 28, 2026 11:59 amMay 28, 2026 12:12 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 73 into law on Wednesday, just days before the June 2 statewide primary. The legislation, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) with co-author Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz),...

9th Circuit Overrides California Law Forcing ICE Agents to Remove Masks

April 22, 2026 3:02 pmApril 22, 2026 3:39 pm

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued an injunction blocking enforcement of California’s laws targeting federal ICE agents, requiring them to “unmask” and display visible name and badge number. A three judge panel in the 9th Circuit agreed...