Justice

Violence broke out in at least a dozen Mexican states after the slaying of a cartel kingpin known as 'El Mencho'. The instability could drive migrants to the U.S. border.

California has funded immigrant legal defense against deportation for a decade. Now, more cities and counties are kicking in money, too.

Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty and ordered the dismantling of death row. He unveiled changes at San Quentin that include a new education center.

California continues to support legal defense for immigrants facing deportation despite a tight state budget and projections calling for deficits.

Signing up for substance use disorder treatment in California prisons involves taking more frequent drug tests. The results, which are prone to error, can set back a prisoner's chance for freedom.

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has introduced 10 bills, an unprecedented package designed to stop deadly drivers.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's visited the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego as polls show declining support for President Trump's immigration policies since the killing of protesters in Minneapolis.

California law enforcement agencies seize about 11,000 ghost guns every year. The state now is suing websites that help people manufacture untraceable firearms.

The Assembly proposals are part of a broader push at the Capitol to reform California's weak driving laws.

California's top judge wants to deter immigration agents from making arrests in courthouses, a practice that she says instills fear in witnesses and litigants.