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Justice Department sues California over ‘sanctuary’ immigration laws
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of California over its defiance of federal immigration enforcement efforts, just the latest high-profile legal battle between Washington and the Golden State. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making the
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How will California’s four U.S. attorneys respond on pot after Sessions’ policy change?
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Jan. 4 announcement that he had revoked the Obama administration’s policy of allowing states to make marijuana use and sales legal without fearing a federal crackdown and would leave it up to his 94 local
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With legal pot near, state looks to Trump administration for help on access to banks
With the legal sale of recreational marijuana a week away, local governments across California have adopted policies on where and when permitted legal sellers can operate, following the ground rules set up by Proposition 64 – the November 2016 state ballot
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‘Sanctuary state,’ energy, housing bills face reckoning in Legislature
The California Legislature enters the final week of its 2017 session with ambitious measures on immigration, renewable energy and housing still up in the air. Two of the measures have been championed by state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de
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Trump’s sister anticipated immigration headache roiling California sheriffs
An immigration-enforcement headache anticipated by President Trump’s sister — federal appellate court Judge Maryanne Trump Barry — is roiling law enforcement authorities in California. They say federal court rulings impede their ability to cooperate with demands from Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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