A California court has rejected the City of Huntington Beach’s latest legal challenge to state enforcement of housing law, a decision that allows the state to seek recovery of attorneys’ fees incurred during its defense against the city’s complaint.
California lawmakers have advanced SB 1399, legislation aimed at ensuring the continued state oversight and public disclosure of conditions within immigration detention facilities. The measure, authored by Senator Maria Elena Durazo, seeks to prevent the July 1, 2027 expiration of existing oversight requirements, citing recent California Department of Justice reports that document worsening conditions and six detainee deaths between September 2025 and March 2026.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain personal health information regarding minors who received gender-affirming care at Stanford Children’s Hospital. The brief contends such actions infringe upon states’ constitutional authority to regulate medical practice.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of 23 state attorneys general, urged congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and eligibility protections within the forthcoming Farm Bill. The collective asserted that recent federal reductions are exacerbating food insecurity and imposing significant fiscal burdens upon state and local governments.
State Senator Sasha Renée Pérez formally requested state officials and The GEO Group Inc. to address alleged inhumane conditions and reported retaliation against detainees at the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center. Pérez’s communication cited punitive measures, including solitary confinement and denial of basic necessities, against detainees engaged in a hunger strike protesting facility conditions, aligning with findings from a May 2026 California Department of Justice review documenting inadequate medical care and unsanitary conditions within California immigration detention facilities.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate amicus brief opposing the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to obtain patient information from New York University Langone Hospitals regarding gender-affirming care for minors. The brief asserts that the federal government’s actions constitute an infringement upon states’ authority to regulate medical practice.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti have initiated a lawsuit to block the construction of a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near Gilroy. The legal challenge asserts the project contravenes multiple federal and state statutes, jeopardizing both immigrant rights and protected agricultural land.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the creation of a new Affordability Response Team within the California Department of Justice, an initiative designed to investigate and address unlawful business practices contributing to the state’s escalating affordability crisis.
The California Assembly has advanced Assembly Bill 1675, known as the No Tax Breaks for ICE Contractors Act, which seeks to deny state tax incentives to corporations contracting with federal immigration enforcement agencies. This legislative action follows a significant expansion of immigrant detention operations in California and documented worsening conditions within detention facilities, as reported by state inspectors.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside 24 other state attorneys general, submitted an amicus brief supporting D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit challenging the federalization and deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., without mayoral consent. The coalition argues this deployment is unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic.
The California State Senate voted 28-7 to advance SB 1399, legislation that would permanently expand the California Department of Justice’s authority to inspect and publicly report on conditions inside immigration detention facilities across the state. The bill now moves to the California State Assembly for further consideration.
The California Supreme Court is poised to review a lawsuit initiated by the UCLA Voting Rights Project on behalf of four Riverside County voters. The legal challenge centers on allegations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco unlawfully seized voter ballots during the November 2025 statewide election.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released a report concluding that the evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies acted unlawfully when they used deadly force in the 2023 officer-involved shooting death of Charles Towns in Altadena.
A California Superior Court judge has mandated that the city of Huntington Beach incur escalating financial penalties for its non-compliance with state housing law. The order, stemming from a years-long legal dispute over the city’s failure to adopt a compliant housing element, imposes an initial $160,000 penalty and subsequent $50,000 monthly fines should violations persist.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released a report detailing a significant deterioration of conditions within the state’s immigration detention facilities. The findings indicated that an increase in the detainee population has exacerbated deficiencies in staffing, medical care, food provisions, and due process protections.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, joined by attorneys general from 21 states and jurisdictions, filed an amicus brief opposing a U.S. Department of Justice subpoena issued to Rhode Island Hospital. The brief argued the federal action seeks to undermine transgender health care for adolescents and represents a novel, unreasonable interpretation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) with broad implications.
The family of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, who was killed in a police shooting, filed a civil lawsuit against the LAPD after California prosecutors declined to pursue criminal charges against the officer.
Attorney General Rob Bonta has urged the Department of Homeland Security to refrain from advancing a proposed rule that would leave individuals seeking Employment Authorization Documents vulnerable to exploitation, and would harm immigrant workers and California’s economy.
The Committee to Bridge the Gap welcomed the failure of AB 2647, which sought to overturn California’s moratorium on new nuclear power plant construction, citing concerns about the cost and safety of nuclear power and the lack of a viable long-term disposal solution for radioactive waste.