The New York Times editorial board has raised the United States one level closer to autocracy in the category of stifling speech and dissent, citing recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota as evidence of a broader trend of intimidation and force against those who oppose the Trump administration’s agenda.
Despite a 75% decline in youth incarceration since 2000, racial and ethnic disparities remain in the arrests, sentencing and detention of youth, with youth of color disproportionately affected.
Pamela Wridt and Robert Sauve are suing the City of New York over the NYPD’s expanding use of surveillance cameras, alleging that the city’s practices violate constitutional protections for privacy, free speech, and association.
Joseph Allen Davis, 19, of Sacramento, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, after police determined he was the shooter in an April 2025 shooting at Rainbow City Park in Davis.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a report highlighting the DOJ’s efforts to support LGBTQ+ rights and the rise in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in California and nationwide.