Bill Penzey and his wife, Jeri, in their Wauwatosa, Wis., home. (Jeffrey Phelps / For The Times) Earlier this year, Penzeys Spices unveiled its latest blend — a salt-free chive and garlic mix for sprinkling on tomatoes, scrambled eggs or salmon. But instead of printing a recipe on the label of Justice seasoning, the owner … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a 2020 news conference at Cal Expo in Sacramento, where he announced an executive order requiring an end to the sale of gas-only passenger vehicles by 2035. (Daniel Kim / Pool Photo) Gov. Gavin Newsom has never hesitated to go to bat for electric vehicles. Even as slowing sales growth … Read more
(Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; photo by Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Former President Trump was indicted on 37 charges, including 31 counts of violations of the Espionage Act, as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents from his time in the White House. The 49-page indictment, … Read more
The Supreme Court building in Washington. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The Supreme Court on Thursday shielded police from being sued by suspects for failing to provide well-known Miranda warnings. Ruling in a Los Angeles case called Vega vs. Tekoh, the justices by a 6-3 vote said that the only remedy for a Miranda … Read more
The California Supreme Court’s order last week to consider legal challenges to Proposition 8 contained one surprising twist — the name of the sole justice who voted against hearing the cases. Justice Joyce L. Kennard, a staunchly independent if not stubborn jurist, has a lengthy record of protecting gay rights, including the right to marry, … Read more
A neglected California city reinvents itself with electric cars — and plots a road map for the nation This Central Valley outpost is one of the most fertile places on Earth, attracting thousands of seasonal laborers to harvest lettuce and reaping windfalls for big agribusiness. But for most of Rey León’s life, the city of … Read more
President Trump at a joint session of Congress in February 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press) FBI agents removed 11 sets of classified documents — including some marked top secret and meant to be available only in special government facilities — from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday. The itemized list … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public, ruling that the 2nd Amendment right to “bear arms” overrides laws in New York and California that restrict who may legally take guns when they leave home. The court’s conservative majority said in a 6-3 ruling that … Read more
Lyn Nofziger, the irascible and outspoken aide who served Ronald Reagan most prominently as communications director during his two terms as California governor, died Monday. He was 81. Nofziger died at his home in Falls Church, Va., family members said. For the last year, he was battling kidney cancer that had spread throughout his body. … Read more
During an 18-year tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice David H. Souter migrated from conservative to moderate to liberal, leaving opinions across the political spectrum on divisive issues like abortion, property rights and the separation of church and state. — Planned Parenthood vs. Casey (1992) In a bitter 5-4 vote upholding Roe vs. Wade and … Read more
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