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The Docket: August 14, 2026

The Docket is PLF's weekly newsletter covering the cases, clients, and policy battles shaping the future of liberty in America. You can catch up on last week's Docket here and subscribe below to recei...

2026-08-15

Ahead of Opening Statements, Attorney General Bonta Lays Out Case Against Meta over Its Role in Fueling Mental Health Crisis in a Generation of Children

August 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] designed a dangerous product for young users, knew it to be dangerous, and lied about how dangerous it wasThe attorneys general of ...

2026-08-17

Surf instructor wins fight to teach in Newport Beach

After a long legal battle, Pacific Legal Foundation client and surf instructor Jason Murchison just won the right to teach surfing lessons on city beaches.The California native has been surfing since ...

2026-08-12

Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act

August 15, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— Co-leading a multistate coalition alongside the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Jersey, California Attorney General ...

2026-08-15

California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Austin Heiselman

August 14, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in accordance with Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), todayreleased a reporton the death of A...

2026-08-14

Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement in Response to Court Approval of US DOJ's HPE/Juniper Merger Settlement

August 13, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to adecisionfrom the U.S. District Court...

2026-08-13

Stay in Your Lane: Attorney General Bonta joins Lawsuits Over Trump Administration Attempt to Obtain Commercial Driver Data

August 13, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in filing two lawsuits — against theFederal Motor Car...

2026-08-13

Attorney General Bonta Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Unlawful Handout to Big Banks

August 11, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— CaliforniaAttorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 10 attorneys general,filed a lawsuitto block the Trump Ad...

2026-08-11

Governor Newsom fast-tracks 1,700 new affordable housing units

2026-08-11

Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty’s Free Speech Rights

August 13, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] general urge the court to uphold First Amendment protections, reject visa revocations and deportations based on political spee...

2026-08-11

California Department of Justice Releases a Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Juan Carlos Chabel-Orellano

August 11, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in accordance with Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a newreporton the invest...

2026-08-11