U.S. Supreme Court

Newsom's homeless plan draws local backlash. Texas sues California over state travel ban. New worker law survives initial court challenge.

Newsom takes on PG&E again. U.S. Supreme Court gives a win to homeless advocates. Clock is ticking for all-male corporate boards.

Privacy law will give consumers more control over their data. UC becomes more selective in admissions. California's birth rate continues to fall.

Schiff is no stranger to impeachment inquiries. Health concerns mount for firefighters. Mixed signals emerge from SCOTUS DACA hearing.

California central to Supreme Court DACA case. State debates whether acetaminophen causes cancer. Newsom announces funding boost for Fresno schools.

Abortion rights law backfires. Seizures of illegal marijuana grows spike. Surgeon general finds common thread among mass shooters.

California joins Boise in Supreme Court homeless case. Kamala Harris' home state numbers sink. College professors bring courses to prisons.

The Supreme Court has given lawmakers the greenlight to gerrymander, but two California bills could drive the state even further in the other direction.

When the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to disgorge tens of thousands of inmates from its overcrowded prison system in 2011, Justice Antonin Scalia warned in his dissent of "the terrible things sure to happen as a consequence" including the "inevitable murders, robberies, and rapes to be committed by the released inmates." But researchers who've looked at how how often those released from the state's prisons and jails in the ruling's aftermath say such fears have not come to pass.

Legislature feels heat on wildfire plan. CPUC, utilities prepare to square off at U.S. Supreme Court. Democrats leery of tax hikes.