California attorney general

Oregon and California are among the more than 40 states that filed legal actions against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that the company intentionally designed features that hooked a generation of young people.

Several anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are advertising ‘abortion pill reversal’. California Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the claims false advertising that mislead vulnerable patients.

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.

Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.

To fight the skyrocketing cost of insulin, California is using multiple tactics, including making its own generic versions.

As California’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Rob Bonta has plenty of leeway for his to-do list. This week, he’s using his powers widely on some hot-button issues.

It’s the first meeting of its kind in the state to elevate California’s response to the missing and murdered Indigenous persons crisis. The gathering occurred along the North Coast in Humboldt County, home to several Indigenous lands.

Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration filed a lawsuit against the city of Elk Grove on Monday, claiming the city discriminated against low-income residents when it denied an affordable housing project last July.

New state laws on police accountability are testing the limits of several agencies, including the Department of Justice, which say they need more resources for these new duties.

California's attorney general is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public that most plastic can be recycled, citing NPR and PBS Frontline's investigation of the industry.

Conservatives running for California attorney general make their case to break the Democratic stranglehold on statewide offices since 2006. Eric Early, Nathan Hochman and Anne Marie Schubert say that voters’ concern over crime and public safety will help them unseat incumbent Rob Bonta.

Bonta, who was appointed attorney general last year, is the only Democrat in the race. But advocates say he’s also the only one who’s spoken in favor of expanding reproductive care – and legal protections – in California.