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Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

The National Law Review: A Fair Process to Avoid Home Equity Theft

In Pung v. Isabella County, the U.S. Supreme Court this week confirmed its decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County that when the government forecloses on a home to recover unpaid property taxes, it is en...

2026-07-08

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Attorney General Bonta Continues to Stand for Farmworkers’ Rights

July 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] amicus brief in United Farm Workers v. United States Department of Labor to prevent lower wages for domestic and H-2A FarmworkersOAKL...

2026-07-08

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California continues illegal cannabis crackdown, seizing more than 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis in three months

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2026-07-08

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MS Now: The Supreme Court stood up for privacy — but only to a point

The Supreme Court held today in Chatrie v. United States that the government conducted a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when it acquired digital records about the cell phone locatio...

2026-07-08

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Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App

July 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlem...

2026-07-08

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Governor Newsom announces appointments 7.7.2026

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2026-07-08

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Reason: DOJ Says Equal Opportunity Officials Pressured Employers Into Race-Based Discrimination

The 14th Amendment of the Constitution guarantees that all Americans are treated as equal individuals, not as members of a racial group. Yet for decades, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commi...

2026-07-07

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Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Supporting Increased Sampling in National Youth Tobacco Survey

July 7, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 20 attorneys general insubmitting a comment lette...

2026-07-07

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California’s wildfire defense blasts off: Governor Newsom launches “FireSat” wildfire-detection satellites to spot blazes from space

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2026-07-07

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California Globe: Napa County Is Unjustly Trying to Bankrupt a Family Winery

Imagine you've spent decades building something — a family business, a home, a legacy. You got the required licenses and even received written confirmation from the local government that everything yo...

2026-07-07

Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

Could lower impact fees be key to solving California’s housing crisis?

California currently has some of the highest housing prices in the nation. But a recent study suggests that one policy change would help the state address this without costing taxpayers a dime: loweri...

2026-07-07

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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Latest Attempt to Divert Funding Away from Permanent Supportive Housing Projects, Putting Thousands at Risk of Homelessness

July 7, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]—As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta todayfiled a lawsuitchallen...

2026-07-07

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Attorney General Bonta Releases 5-Year Strategic Plan to Reduce Gun Violence in California

July 7, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] the Trump Administration guts violence prevention funding, California is building an effective blueprint for public safetySACRAMENTO—Cal...

2026-07-07

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Attorney General Bonta, California Air Resources Board Call on EPA to Move Forward with Emission Standards for Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles

July 7, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— Leading a coalition of 19 states and 4 cities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB)...

2026-07-07

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Attorney General Bonta Opposes Onerous New Information Collection Requirements for Noncitizens

July 7, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a multistate coalition in opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

2026-07-07

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Lights, camera, action! First year of California’s expanded Film & TV Tax Credit projected to bring $6.6 billion in economic impact

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2026-07-07

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Governor Newsom signs legislation 7.6.26

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2026-07-07

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Attorney General Bonta — Once Again — Opposes Trump’s Effort to Impose Illegal Tariffs

July 6, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] illegalOAKLAND— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general inobjecting tothe Trump Admini...

2026-07-06

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Attorney General Bonta Secures Decision Allowing Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Energy to Proceed

July 6, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released a statement following the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ca...

2026-07-06

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Governor Newsom announces $12.5 million in community emergency preparedness to help Californians get “Ready” for the next disaster

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2026-07-06