Court Records: Immigration Agents Used Racial Slurs During Los Angeles Raids
Newly unsealed court records allege that federal immigration agents used racial slurs while carrying out sweeps across Los Angeles last year, evidence that attorneys...
Court Ruling Caps Vacation Hours Counted Toward California Pension Payouts
California's highest court has settled a long-simmering dispute over how much unused vacation time public employees can convert into a bigger pension check, siding...
California Bill Would Let Abuse Survivors Cite Trauma as Legal Defense in Violent Crime Cases
Susan Bustamante is not giving up.
The 71-year-old, once incarcerated for decades, has repeatedly made the long drive from Orange County to Sacramento to press...
California Prisons Rely on Their Own Staff as Human Fire Alarms — Here’s Why
California's prison system is leaning on an old-fashioned solution to a modern safety problem: instead of relying solely on fire alarms, the state is...
California Prisons Ditch Costly Fire Alarm Upgrade, Rely on Staff to Spot Smoke Instead
California's prison system is confronting a familiar budget dilemma: pay now for modern equipment, or pay later — and often more — to patch...
