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Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty to First Degree Murder Charges (1)
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (126+ words) The son of actor-director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the killing of his parents in their Brentwood home Monday morning, during a hearing that lasted just minutes. The son of actor-director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the killing…...
Judge Rebukes Masked ICE Arrests as ‘Secret-Policing’ Regime (1)
3+ day, 23+ min ago (473+ words) A federal judge excoriated immigration agents for making arrests while wearing masks that conceal their identities in a scathing opinion that references a "regime of secret policing" and mask-wearing by Ku Klux Klan members. Judge Joseph Goodwin of the US…...
LA Fire Victims Suing City Utility for Billions Win Major Ruling
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (153+ words) The water and power utility that serves the city of Los Angeles must face hundreds of lawsuits faulting its response to the massive 2025 wildfire that leveled one of the city's premier seaside neighborhoods and caused tens of billions of dollars…...
Malibu Sues California, LA Over Failures Causing Palisades Fire
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (405+ words) California and Los Angeles must pay the City of Malibu at least tens of millions of dollars in damages for creating the conditions that led to the 2025 Palisades Fire, which wiped out one-third of the oceanside community, the city said…...
US Labor Agency Launches California Unemployment Aid Fraud Probe
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (90+ words) The US Labor Department is launching an investigation into unemployment insurance fraud in California and the state's management of benefits funds. The US Labor Department is launching an investigation into unemployment insurance fraud in California and the state's management of…...
Climate Justice Moves to States With California’s Fire Probe
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (93+ words) The Trump administration has retreated from enforcing environmental justice, making California Attorney General Rob Bonta's announcement of a civil rights investigation into Los Angeles County's emergency response to the 2025 Eaton Fire a possible new blueprint for state leaders. The Trump…...
California Attorney General Hammers Paul Weiss Over Trump Deal
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (403+ words) California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) singled out Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in an exclusive roundtable interview in San Francisco Tuesday for agreeing to do free legal work in line with the Trump administration's goals. Bonta and Connecticut Attorney…...
States Review Model Tax Rule Addressing Broadcasting Revenue
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (101+ words) States Review Model Tax Rule Addressing Broadcasting Revenue'Bloomberg Law News A multistate effort to revise long-standing rules for apportioning broadcasters" income across multiple states for tax purposes is gaining momentum under a draft regulation that for the first time addresses…...
California Bill Seeks to Expand Business Tax Credit for Tech
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (89+ words) California Bill Seeks to Expand Business Tax Credit for Tech'Bloomberg Law News A California bill would expand the range of companies that can qualify for a lucrative yet difficult-to-use tax credit program meant to encourage business growth in the state....
DoorDash-Backed Policy on Driver Benefits Spreads Across States
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (102+ words) DoorDash-Backed Policy on Driver Benefits Spreads Across States'Bloomberg Law News Bills endorsed by gig-economy giants and designed to expand benefits access for drivers are gaining traction in statehouses, as proponents say they promote flexibility and critics deride them as eroding…...