1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (598+ words) MOSCOW " Human Rights Watch is warning that a proposed law in Russia would effectively impose "civic death" on political opponents living in exile, allowing authorities to strip dissidents abroad of fundamental civil rights, including property ownership, financial access, and participation…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (381+ words) The state has historically lacked comprehensive data on cases handled by public defender offices, despite California being considered a public defense pioneer in the United States. According to a press release, this absence of statewide data has left legislators and…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (776+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " In a significant setback for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declined last Friday to rehear his detention case, a decision that Amnesty International said could open the door to his deportation. Khalil,…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (347+ words) Here we are, two days away from the 2026 California Primary Election, and we are officially in the silly season where there are desperate and at times reckless campaign ads. Usually it's best not to look too deeply into ads, but…...

11+ hour, 15+ min ago  (529+ words) NEW YORK " The Vera Institute of Justice and Dream. org launched the new "Serious About Safety Majority" campaign Thursday in response to Republican-backed criminal justice legislation, unveiling a coalition aimed at advancing what organizers describe as evidence-based public safety policies…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago  (199+ words) Bigotry isn't just immoral. It's stupidity. The evidence is rather overwhelming: Racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, all of it correlates with lower cognitive ability, less cognitive flexibility, less education, and less exposure to the actual world. The bigot isn't just wrong…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago  (606+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. " The California Voting Rights Act of 2026 passed the state Senate floor on May 22, advancing legislation aimed at protecting Californians from voter suppression and vote dilution while expanding access to the ballot for historically underrepresented communities. Written by state…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (512+ words) Advocates argue the measure responds to the rapid expansion of immigrant detention operations in California and growing concerns about conditions inside detention facilities. Assembly Bill 1675, titled the No Tax Breaks for ICE Contractors Act, has been approved by the California…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (455+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. " The Sacramento Homeless Union issued a statement this week condemning what it described as the misuse of its federal civil rights litigation in a complaint filed against Sacramento County Board of Supervisors candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer during the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1147+ words) DAVIS, Calif. " Gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer made a campaign stop in Davis on Friday, meeting with UC Davis students and local Democrats at Tres Hermanos while hitting on his points on affordability, housing, health care and youth political engagement as…...