Civil Rights and Liberties

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a multistate coalition have... The California Legislature has advanced Senate Bills 886 and 887...

Senate Bill 690 promises to stop abusive wiretapping suits against small businesses. Privacy advocates warn it also quietly shields tech giants from major lawsuits.

A bill that would give Californians more power to control and delete their information is on Gov. Newsom's desk, waiting for his signature.

First introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, in February 2026, the bill is an extension of California's Safe at Home confidentiality...

... Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, said in a statement. “We will continue to fight to secure access to medically necessary care and...

California's secretary of state, Democrat Shirley Weber, said in response, “I have serious doubts about the reliability of your data and accuracy of...

SACRAMENTO, CA — With bipartisan support, the California Legislature has passed SB 923, the Expanding Privacy Rights Act, by Senator Josh Becker...

SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the results of Operation Chatter Box, a multi-day enforcement operation...

... California is already engaged in another federal legal battle over voter information. In United States v. Weber, Secretary of State Shirley Weber...

Thirteen Democratic Senators and 46 Democrats in the House voted for the act, including San Diego Congressman Mike Levin. Levin justified his vote...

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Democrat and another chief author of the bill, said that Chelsea Clinton met with the California Legislative...

California State Senator Henry Stern. SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — The California Legislature just passed Senate Bill 1387 (Stern)...

A new California law makes it a crime to loiter with the intent to buy sex. Before it passed, critics warned of racial bias. San Diego police data might be proving that true.

Henry Stern (D- Sherman Oaks) and sponsored by the advocacy group Jewish... MOHSEN MAHDAWI, US Rep. Becca Balint's (D–VT) guest speaks during...

... California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber secures win against threats to voter privacy. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). 0Comment. Share...

I applaud Senator Laird for his leadership and urge the Governor to sign SB 577 into law.” Among other provisions, SB 577 fortifies prevention and...

... California classrooms. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 715 last October with the understanding that the authors, Assemblymembers Rick Zbur...

Prior to his election to the Senate in 2022, Senator Padilla was... Senator Strickland: California Energy Commissioners Need to Step... 08...

... Henry Stern, a Democratic state senator who is Jewish, said California already has robust privacy protections that should assuage those concerns.

... Gov. Newsom's utility bailout... SB 492 stops short of a Marshall Plan for fire survivors, but it averts the harms of Gavin Newsom's now-collapsed...