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U.S. Justice Department Files Injuction Against California Prison System Over Beard Policy

March 25, 2024 7:04 pmMarch 25, 2024 7:04 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division filed a request for a preliminary injunction against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, saying that a policy of...

Gov. Newsom, AG Bonta Call On US Dept. Of Justice To Investigate Florida’s Migrant Flight Program

July 7, 2023 12:13 pmJuly 7, 2023 12:14 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced late Thursday that they would be joining a Texas sheriff in asking the U.S. Department of Justice into opening up an investigation into if the state of Florida had...

CA Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero Nominated by Gov Newsom For Chief Justice Slot

August 11, 2022 2:30 amAugust 10, 2022 10:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero as the next Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court on Wednesday, replacing current Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who announced last month that she would not be seeking another term....

Bill to Help Prevent Future Inmate Unemployment Fraud Passes Senate Committee

March 17, 2021 3:27 pm

A bill to help prevent future inmate Employment Development Department (EDD) fraud by cross checking unemployment insurance claims with state and county prison rolls passed in the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 39, authored by Senator Shannon Grove...

Conservatives, Republican Candidates Report Censorship and Shadow Banning by Twitter, Facebook, Google

October 6, 2020 6:36 pmOctober 7, 2020 8:44 am

Conservative radio and Fox News host Mark Levin says Facebook is censoring his content. “Facebook has just sent us this message. It’s a clear effort at censorship,” Levin wrote on his Facebook page Monday morning. “Every link I post is from...

Gov. Newsom Nominates Martin Jenkins To State Supreme Court

October 5, 2020 3:16 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom nominated former U.S. District Judge Martin Jenkins to the California Supreme Court. Newsom nominates Judge Martin Jenkins Jenkins, would become the first openly gay and only the third African-American to become an Associate Justice if...

Federal Judge Proposes Letting ACLU Determine Who is a Journalist

August 12, 2020 6:05 pmAugust 14, 2020 5:24 am

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon is proposing to allow the American Civil Liberties Union to vet and provide journalists’ credentials in the form of an ACLU-blue vest to reporters, in order to avoid assault or arrest by federal agents. This...