State Watch

The Supreme Court’s last best chance to stop the surveillance state

When you text your doctor, share your location with a rideshare app, or use your credit card at checkout, you aren't broadcasting your private life to the world. You're sharing specific information, f...

2026-04-24

San Diego Union-Tribune: Unleashing American energy production can lower gas prices

Uncertainty in the Middle East is hitting Americans at the pump. The national average for a gallon of gas has climbed above $3.75, up from under $3 just six weeks ago, before conflict with Iran roiled...

2026-04-23

A man’s home is his castle, inside and out

The Arizona State Legislature is currently considering SB 1431, a bill seeking to protect the rights and pocketbooks of homeowners by shielding them from purely aesthetic mandates that drive up the co...

2026-04-22

As Trump destroys the planet and green jobs, Governor Newsom announces California joins world’s largest environmental protection organization

2026-04-24

Can the government weaponize an anti-SLAPP statute?

On Tuesday, Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Caitlyn Kinard urged a California court to strengthen First Amendment protections for Americans who find themselves targeted by the government for their s...

2026-04-22

Ninth Circuit will decide whether Joshua Diemert will have his day in court

Joshua Diemert never intended to be the face of a lawsuit. When he began working for Seattle's Human Services Department (HSD) in 2013, he committed himself to a narrow goal: help Seattle's vulnerable...

2026-04-21

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Effort to Dismantle Fair Employment Opportunities for Blind Workers

April 24, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in filing anamicus briefin support of a challenge to t...

2026-04-24

Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Failure to Implement Life-Saving Soot Standard

April 24, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]—California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the California Air Resources Board, today led a multistate coalition insuingthe ...

2026-04-24

Attorney General Bonta Moves to Permanently Block President Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections

April 24, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] seeks final ruling after filing lawsuit earlier this month to challenge unlawful executive orderOAKLAND— California Attorney Ge...

2026-04-23

Attorney General Bonta Secures Protections Against Forced Reset Trigger Returns in California Following Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

April 23, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the Trump Administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explo...

2026-04-23

Attorney General Bonta: Multi-Jurisdictional Sexual Assault Cold Case Solved, Highlights Importance of Audit of Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Under SB 464

April 23, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— With the July 1, 2026, deadline to audit all untested sexual assault evidence kits approaching, California Attorney General Rob ...

2026-04-23

En celebración del Día de la Tierra, el Gobernador Newsom y la Primera Pareja Siebel Newsom anuncian un plan para crear tres nuevos parques estatales

2026-04-22