State Watch

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

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

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 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

Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Yet Another Court Order Denying Meta’s Attempt to Evade Responsibility, Get Out of Trial

August 10, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement after the Ninth Circuit Court of AppealsdismissedMeta Platforms,...

2026-08-10

Attorney General Bonta Issues Statewide Guidance: Local Jurisdictions Must Integrate the Needs of Californians with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness and Response

August 11, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] extreme weather events increase in frequency and intensity, localities must ensure that people with disabilities are central to all e...

2026-08-10