Nigel Duara

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentences for 548 state prisoners, saying “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values.” Victims rights advocates criticized his decision.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of laws that aim to check federal agents during the Trump administration’s deportation program and improve conditions in detention centers. Several likely will be challenged in court.

The California Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco violated the state’s election law when his office seized ballots from the Riverside County registrar. The ruling comes six weeks before the November midterm election that will determine who controls Congress in President Trump’s final two years in office.

Immigrant detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare.

Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the Department of Homeland Security.

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act over the past decade. The law in California was primarily used to help Latinos gain political representation.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in striking down a California law banning immigration agents from wearing masks.

The warden at a privately-run immigrant detention center in San Diego County has authority to decide how to investigate rape reports there. A county supervisor wants to revisit the agreement giving the company that power.

California lawmakers say they’ll change the name of César Chávez Holiday. Taking his name off of streets and buildings likely will take much longer.

High school students all over California walked out of class in protest over the Trump administrative aggressive immigration enforcement. Police in two cities, conservative Clovis and liberal Los Angeles, issued warnings about potential arrests to adults who helped them.

Celinda Gonzales of the Yurok Tribe worked to prevent suicides among Native Americans after experiencing loss in her family. She “was a friend to many,” the tribe said.