The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, known as OEHHA, recently proposed amending certain regulation...

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The California Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court are moving in opposite directions — but not in the way you might think.

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To collect $1,200 plus interest, a Nebraska county took Walter Barnette’s land worth $25,000 and gave it to an investor. Walte...

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The great deplatforming of January 2021 will likely be remembered as the turning point in the battle for control over digital ...

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A federal judge in Orange County recently dismissed charges against four criminal defendants, citing an unconstitutional delay...

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City Attorney Dennis Herrera's lawsuit against the San Francisco Unified School District is a first-of-its-kind case, and indi...