State Watch

Orange County Register: California lawmakers try to revive racial discrimination with ACA 7

A number of California legislators are looking to ask the public: "When should racial discrimination be encouraged?"A constitutional amendment currently pending, ACA 7, would authorize a referendum to...

2026-04-20

New York artists ask Supreme Court to hear lawsuit challenging $100-per-square-foot exactions

SoHo and Noho, New York City's once-vibrant artist quarters, are now the site of a legal challenge making its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.Pacific Legal Foundation filed a petition for a writ of cert...

2026-04-14

Can California silence a doctor-patient phone call?

Trinidad, California, sits at the edge of the continent, a small coastal town nearly 300 miles north of San Francisco. In many ways, its remoteness is part of its charm. For Shellye Horowitz, who has ...

2026-04-14

Attorney General Bonta Secures Important Victory in Lawsuit Challenging HUD Funding Restrictions After Trump Administration Drops Appeal

April 20, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the Trump Administrationdropped its appealof a ...

2026-04-20

Supporting Healthier Communities: Attorney General Bonta Announces 2026–2027 Tobacco Grant Funding Availability for Local Agencies

April 20, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] helps combat the illegal sale of tobacco products to youthOAKLAND— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the...

2026-04-20

Naming Names: Attorney General Bonta Secures Public Access to Evidence in Amazon Price Fixing Case

April 20, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]“I’m making efforts to push the market back to aretail that will give you [Amazon] solid headroom…”“I am very determined to help you hunt...

2026-04-20

Attorney General Bonta Warns Californians About Hidden Risks of Deferred-Interest Medical Credit Cards

April 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert warning Californians about deferred-interest medical credit ...

2026-04-17

Here’s six new ways California is modernizing state government

2026-04-17

California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of John Romero

April 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released areporton the death of John Rome...

2026-04-17

Attorney General Bonta Secures Critical Win in Nexstar/Tegna Merger Challenge, Court Orders Titans to Halt Merging

April 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] grants states’ request for a preliminary injunctionOAKLAND— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statem...

2026-04-17