State Watch

How agencies make law without making law

"Nonbinding." In government parlance, it means a document doesn't carry the force of law—that it's guidance, not a mandate.So why did an agency "guidance document" carry enough legal weight to prevent...

2026-05-27

Attorney General Bonta Seeks Justice for Grieving Families with First DOJ-Sponsored Missing Persons Resource Fair

May 29, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] event raises awareness and provides opportunities related to the reporting and identification of missing person cases in Californi...

2026-05-28

Washington ranchers get their day in court—to fight for their day in court

The King family has worked the same stretch of Central Washington for more than 70 years, running cattle across Grant and Douglas counties on land they've ranched since the 1950s.On May 21, a Grant Co...

2026-05-27

Attorney General Bonta Supports FTC and U.S. DOJ Efforts to Strengthen Merger Review for Healthcare and Other Acquisitions

May 28, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— Leading a coalition of five attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bontasubmitted a comment letterin response to a Req...

2026-05-28

Reason: The Federal Government Tried To Spy on Your Financial Transactions. A Texas Court Just Said No.

Let's say you've worked hard, saved money, and decided to buy a house to rent out. You want to purchase it outright, with cash, through an LLC to save thousands on financing costs and limit your perso...

2026-05-26

Attorney General Bonta Celebrates U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding Workers’ Rights

May 28, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision inFlowers Foods v....

2026-05-28

Attorney General Bonta Sues Chrome Holding Co., Formerly Known as 23andMe, Over 2023 Data Breach

May 28, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta todayfiled a lawsuitagainst Chrome Holding Co., formerly known as 23andMe, for failing to pr...

2026-05-28

Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on New State Law That Strengthens Election Safeguards

May 27, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsomsigning into lawSen...

2026-05-28

Governor Newsom signs legislation to further protect California elections from interference and intimidation

2026-05-27

Unlawful, Unconstitutional, and Undemocratic: Attorney General Bonta Stands with D.C. Residents Who Want National Guard Troops Off Their Streets

May 27, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterdayjoined a multistate amicus briefin support of D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s...

2026-05-27

Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Settlement with Predatory Real Estate Company MV Realty, Delivering Relief to Nearly 1,500 Homeowners

May 27, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] reached ahead of scheduled trialOAKLAND— California Attorney General Rob Bonta todaysecured a settlementholding Florida-based MV...

2026-05-27

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Attempt to Weaken Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ+ Americans in Federally Funded Programs

May 26, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday led a coalition of 19 attorneys general infiling a comment letteropposing the U.S....

2026-05-27

Don’t Call It Kids’ Safety if Kids Aren’t Safe: Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Opposing KIDS Act

May 26, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] law to protect kids online should set a floor, not a ceilingOAKLAND— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisa...

2026-05-26