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California Attorney General Rob Bonta, credit Terry Chea:AP

Wednesday January 22, 2025

Same sex marriage and contraception are next on the chopping block
AG Rob Bonta—an immigrant himself—find his calling as California’s top migrant defender
Justice Jackson’s quiet act of resistance at the inauguration
Justice system has been failing wrongfully convicted people long before Trump

Shimica Gaskins and her family, credit Shamica Gaskins

Wednesday January 15, 2025

Our home is gone, but our community will rebuild
Corporate DEI wasn’t perfect, but it made our country better
Prominent California lawyer pushes back against anti-DEI and hate speech moderation
This attorney general has a plan to bankrupt Planned Parenthood

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, credit J. Scott Applewhite : Associated Press

Wednesday December 18, 2024

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes her Broadway debut
“We Have Dreams”
Montana Supreme Court reminds trans kids that judges can do good
Black student enrollment at Harvard Law drops by 50%

Demonstrators at a protest against police brutality in Portland, Oregon, in July 2020. Kathryn Elsesser:AFP via Getty Images

Wednesday December 11, 2024

The legacy of Black women legislators, from Shirley Chisholm to Barbara Lee
A federal police force could be used to suppress Californians. Our state government can fight back.
I’m a trans person, and I may need to start carrying “papers” when I travel outside California
Conservative Justices know nothing about the lives of people who are different from them

Chase Strangio, an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer, sits in 2022 in New York. Amir Hamja:Bloomberg:Getty Images

Wednesday December 4, 2024

The first trans lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court
Trans healthcare saved my life
Conservative judges want to use the “Great Replacement” theory to end birthright citizenship
The lawyer who worked in the shadows to move the Courts to the right is ready to “crush” his opponents

Ysabel Jurado greets supporters at her election night party, credit Genaro Molina : Los Angeles Times

Wednesday November 20, 2024

The 34 year old queer, first generation lawyer beat an incumbent and won a seat on LA City Council
Against all odds, liberal judges won across the country
Diana Becton is California’s last progressive DA
800 lawyers are ready to take on Project 2025