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A federal judge in Oregon dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking Oregon’s unredacted voter rolls on Monday in another setback to wide-ranging efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to get detailed voter data from states.

Public defenders have long argued they are overworked and underpaid, but the state says it's making progress.

A California law bans immigration enforcement at courthouses. ICE under the Trump administration is detaining people there, anyway, arguing it’s a safe place to apprehend someone.

The court of appeals said 21 of 23 quotes in an opening brief were fake. State authorities are scrambling to grapple with widespread use of artificial intelligence.

The ruling was lauded by civil rights advocates and privacy watchdogs fresh off of a fight in the Oregon Legislature over a bill that would have granted more power to police to use unmanned aerial surveillance devices like drones.

The district attorney's office in Shasta County is facing high workloads and high vacancy rates.

The city of Grants Pass won a lawsuit on Thursday from anti-abortion street preachers who claimed police had harassed them for years.

A Superior Court judge in Humboldt County has resigned and admitted to 17 counts of wrongdoing while in office.

Even before the ruling, confusion about abortion restrictions brought Arizona patients, and others, to California health care providers, straining some facilities’ staff.

A Superior Court judge in Humboldt County is facing a formal investigation into alleged misconduct over the past decade. The investigation comes as the judge is running for re-election.

A new program in Medford is bringing the court out of the courthouse and into the community. It’s already helping residents build a better life.

“The problem is institutional, and it is statewide,” U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane wrote.