California Is One State Fighting Trump’s Deportation Machine
This weekend, Chicago announced its plans to sue the Trump administration over the sanctuary cities grant threat. …
AG Files Amicus in Case Involving Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth
This spring we learned from the case of “GE,” a 14-year-old unaccompanied minor who was apparently cleared…
Two Key Police Reform Bills Progress at State Level
Two key pieces of legislation progressed on Monday, with a bill to create great body camera footage…
AG Says Trump’s Threat to Defund Sanctuary Jurisdictions Jeopardizes Safety of California Communities
Attorney General Becerra Leads Friend-of-Court Brief in Support of San Francisco, Santa Clara and Richmond Challenge to…
Appellate Court Upholds Injunction on Muslim Ban
Yesterday the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, upheld an injunction on President Trump’s travel…
Cal AG, Others Push Back against DOJ’s Harsh New Sentencing Guidelines
This week California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine and…
Commentary: California Has to Figure Out a Way to Hold Prosecutors Accountable
There is a rare occurrence happening in Texas, where John Jackson, the Texas prosecutor who convicted Cameron…
Local Reaction to the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act
Indivisible Yolo Protests Repeal of ACA This statement was issued on Thursday morning prior to the repeal…
North Carolina Remains on List of Restricted States
While newly passed state bill repealed controversial “bathroom bill,” North Carolina allows discrimination at the state and…
Cal AG Issues Letter to EPA Objecting to Withdrawal of Information Request to Oil and Natural Gas Industry
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with eight fellow attorneys general, sent a letter…
My View: Doesn’t Look Good This Time for Daleiden to Avoid Criminal Prosecution
Back in June, a judge dismissed the last of the charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt,…
AG Pushes Back on Trump’s Targeting of Sanctuary Jurisdictions
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case City and County of…
California Responds to Trump Climate Change Policies
This week President Trump, flanked by the executives of polluting companies and miners, signed his long-promised executive…
Cal AG Files Amicus Brief in County of Santa Clara v. Trump
Brief Filed Supporting Challenge to President Trump’s “Sanctuary Jurisdictions” Executive Order (Press Release) –Attorney General Xavier Becerra…
Californians Sue in Challenge to Latest Muslim Ban
ACLU Amends Suit on Behalf of New Plaintiffs Challenging Trump’s Ban on Immigrants & Refugees ( From…
Commentary: New Muslim Ban Still Violates the Constitution
Trump Imposes New Scaled-Back Muslim Plan Six weeks after President Trump’s original executive order was blocked by…
Attorney General Becerra Joins Amicus Brief in Defense of Transgender Rights
Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined 18 state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting transgender rights…
California Joins Six States in Brief Seeking Constitutional Protection for Non-Citizens Detained by Federal Authorities
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with the state attorneys general from Massachusetts, New…
California Joins 15 State Attorneys General in Opposing President Trump’s Unconstitutional Travel Ban
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Ninth Circuit…
California Legislature Prepares to Fight Back, Hires Former AG Holder
In a sign of an epic showdown between California and a pending Trump Administration, Senate Leader Kevin…
