Rob Bonta
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In the Sable pipeline appeal, the Ninth Circuit will test how far the Defense Production Act reaches
The Trump administration says its Defense Production Act order to restart a Santa Barbara County oil pipeline protects fuel supplies for West Coast military bases, California says the order goes beyond what the law allows, and…
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Bonta joins 13 attorneys general pressing Meta to explain the suspension of the No Kings Instagram account
Meta has apologized and blamed an automated system that mistook an AI tool’s activity for bot traffic, and the attorneys general want written answers by Thursday on how the Menlo Park company will protect election-related speech.
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Appeals court dismisses Justice Department’s bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots, returning the fight to a trial judge today
A Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that the government moved before the district court could act, and Judge David O. Carter is scheduled to hear the Justice Department’s request on Tuesday.
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Divided Ninth Circuit panel rules Trump’s 2025 federalization of California National Guard exceeded his authority
A divided panel upheld the order returning the Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, finding the Los Angeles unrest did not amount to a rebellion. The administration, which withdrew the troops last year, had asked the court…
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Justice Department asks California counties to set aside ballots from 20,000 registrants it flags as likely noncitizens
Federal officials say holding those ballots until citizenship is verified would protect citizens’ votes without canceling any registration. State and county officials dispute the list, and a federal appeals court takes up the case on Sunday.
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Bonta charges 103 home-care workers in Medi-Cal fraud sweep as federal prosecutors trade blame with Sacramento
The attorney general charged 103 In-Home Supportive Services caregivers with billing Medi-Cal while clients were hospitalized, as federal prosecutors in Los Angeles criticized the state’s oversight.
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Justice Department charges 28 California green-card holders with voting crimes, escalating ballot fight
The cases, six of them against Bay Area residents, are Washington’s newest argument for setting aside some 20,000 California mail ballots; state officials say the numbers show such fraud is rare.
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California settles with 23andMe’s bankrupt shell for $6 million, ending its fight over genetic data
The deal resolves the state’s claims over a 2023 breach that exposed more than 855,000 Californians, and drops its appeals of the sale of customers’ DNA data.
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California joins federal suit to block merger of playground equipment makers
Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 11 other states and the Federal Trade Commission in asking a federal court to stop PlayPower’s purchase of its rival Burke, arguing that schools and parks would pay more.
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Marin supervisors to weigh limits on immigration agents’ use of county property
A policy before the board on Tuesday would bar federal agents from staging on county land, but a coalition of residents says only a binding ordinance will do.