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Quiet on the Set! Attorney General Bonta Secures Critical, Early Win

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the states’ request for a temporary

California Enacts SB 574, Nation’s First Law Governing Attorneys’ Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence | Insights | Ropes & Gray LLP

California's SB 574, signed Sept. 30, 2026 and effective Jan. 1, 2027, is the first state law setting standards for attorneys' use of generative AI.

Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount

The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.

Californians are subsidizing mansion wildfire insurance as FAIR risk explodes

As commercial insurers have fled California in the wake of wildfires, FAIR has become the insurer of first resort for owners of multimillion-dollar properties in exclusive but fire-prone communities.

Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why

California ordered cities and counties to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. Only five jurisdictions are on track to hit their numbers.

The Law Does Not Require Legalese

a reassuring dive into contract interpretation

Who Rules Oakland? : Indybay

The Oakland Chamber of Commerce and other business lobbies in the East Bay have recently pressured government officials to crack down on Occupy Oakland. Furthermore, they have popularized a narrative portraying Occupy as "harmful to local business." We critically examine ruling class networks of shared ownership, governance, and political advocacy impacting communities in Oakland by revealing links between the directors and executives of major corporations that are members in the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. In subsequent parts to this series we will provide more detailed information about the directors and executives of these companies, and provide an analysis of their social cohesion, profit-driven collusion, and political influence. More broadly, we will explore networks and institutions of economic and political power in the Bay Area.

Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car

Politicians say they have “national security concerns.” In fact, Chinese cars are better and cheaper, and American corporations know they can’t survive market competition.

I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead

California residents have a legal right to access the data that companies collect about them. Actually exercising that right is a burdensome nightmare.

Why Mississippi Courts Must Produce Public Defense Plans

The state Supreme Court wants to know how local courts provide lawyers, if any, to poor people after their arrest.

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The Key Cases Impacted by Supreme Court Chevron Deference Ruling — ProPublica

One recent Supreme Court decision is already rippling through dozens of key lower court cases involving everything from airline fees to gun sales to abortion access, affecting people’s lives in important — and sometimes contradictory — ways.

Mississippi Courts Won’t Say How They Provide Lawyers for Poor Clients

Six years ago, the Mississippi Supreme Court told judges around the state to file plans showing how they meet their obligations to poor defendants. So far, only one has.

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Law enforcers already have authority to charge companies and their CEOs for creating and releasing dangerous, unvetted, or defective products. We shouldn’t let discussions about new legal regimes distract from the fact that there’s no AI exemption from laws already on the books —…— Lina Khan (@linamkhan) September 13, 2026

Last-Mile Optimism

Reducing Waste. Eliminating Fraud. Promoting Civic Responsibility. At least that’s what the city bureaucrats said.