Politics

Rick Cole and his new employer, the city of Azusa, have one thing in common: an image problem. Cole, who will start work as Azusa’s city manager in July, is a former Pasadena mayor known for his razor-sharp mind and switchblade tongue. Azusa is an often overlooked town with a name derived from the Shoshone … Read more

The Supreme Court, in an unusual drug case, ruled Tuesday that the government may force prison inmates to take mind-altering drugs against their will. On a 6-3 vote, the court said that the Constitution does not give inmates a right to refuse to take the drugs. Rather, it is up to prison officials, not inmates … Read more

A wife is obligated to provide nursing care to an ill husband and has no right to compensation for performing that duty, a state Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday. The panel, over a sharp dissent chiding the majority for outdated notions, voted 2 to 1 to invalidate a contract in which a San Francisco Bay … Read more

In his strongest endorsement yet of Proposition 209, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole expanded his arguments against affirmative action beyond the crucible of California politics Monday, asserting that the controversial state measure to do away with such programs “represents and applies America’s best principles.” Later in the day, at a rally in Orange County, Dole … Read more

Anoosh Jorjorian holds up a sign as protesters rally outside a hotel where Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions speaks in Sacramento on March 7. (Josh Edelson / For The Times) A federal judge refused Thursday to block California from restricting local law enforcement cooperation with immigration agents, an early legal victory for the state’s “sanctuary” law … Read more

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference on April 4. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press) A federal judge in Maryland is expected to question the Trump administration Tuesday about its continued refusal to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia … Read more

I’ve never met Barbara Coe, but she gets her name in the papers a lot. For all I know, she may be a sweetheart of a person who’s kind to pets, never exceeds the speed limit and always pays her bills on time. However, why anyone would listen to her on immigration “reform” is beyond … Read more

People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (Steven Senne / Associated Press) Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with the Trump administration’s political agenda. The series … Read more

A group of California women led by former Alameda County Dist. Atty Nancy O’Malley, above, in 2017, and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom released a report Tuesday with a blueprint of how the Golden State can lead when it comes to protecting women. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) If you’re a woman in America, your … Read more

Suffolk County Dist. Atty. Kevin Hayden speaks about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detaining a man while he was on trial during a news conference on April 2 in Boston. (Michael Casey / Associated Press) A federal judge has dismissed a contempt case against an agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement whose … Read more