State Watch

Court finds constitutional violation in fishery council, lets rule stand anyway

A federal appeals court just handed the government a win in its fight to control how much fish American fishermen can catch—even after ruling that the officials who wrote the regulation were never law...

2026-09-09

Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrest of Visalia Man, Seizure of Narcotics and Firearm Cache

September 9, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]– California Attorney General Bonta today announced the arrest of a Visalia man, following a multi-agency operation that uncove...

2026-09-09

The Hill: More discrimination among expectant moms is a bad prescription

Weeks before her due date, first-time mother Erica Jimenez sought help with her pregnancy. Yet Jimenez was excluded from California's Black Infant Health Program because she was not the right race.Whe...

2026-09-09

Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Protect Affordable Care Act Coverage

September 9, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— Co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed ...

2026-09-09

In Divided Maine, Privacy from the Government Transcends Party Lines

This year's Maine Lobster Festival hosted a motley political crew. Ardent Trump supporters, bleeding-heart liberals, and everyone in between gathered to eat their favorite crustacean.One political iss...

2026-09-08

Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration’s Attempt to Weaken Endangered Species Act Protections

September 9, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits against ...

2026-09-09

The Docket: September 4, 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...

2026-09-05

Attorney General Bonta Leads Defense of Flight Workers’ Rights from Federal Overreach

September 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday led a coalition of 18 attorneys general inopposing a proposed rulefrom the Fe...

2026-09-08

Attorney General Bonta Supports Litigation to Block Unlawful Immigration Arrests without a Warrant

September 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta todayfiled an amicus briefin support of litigation challenging Immigration and Custom E...

2026-09-08

Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Due Process Rights of Immigrant Detainees

September 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta todayfiled an amicus briefin the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the due process right...

2026-09-08

Attorney General Bonta Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Attack on Fair Housing Protections

September 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— Co-leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the coalition has secure...

2026-09-08

Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposal to Loosen Safeguards for Weapons Made for Federal Government Contracts

September 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] —California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, ...

2026-09-08

Governor Gavin Newsom on California securing massive victory for democracy

2026-09-04

Attorney General Bonta Secures Extended Block on Trump Administration’s Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting

September 4, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today ...

2026-09-04

Attorney General Bonta Publishes Sixth Annual Labor Day Report Spotlighting a Year of Protecting and Empowering Workers

September 4, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued thesixth annual Labor Day Reporthighlighting the California Department of ...

2026-09-04