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#California

Accountability|United States

DOJ sues California over vote-by-mail ballots to more than 20,000 likely noncitizens

In United States v. California, No. 2:26-cv-12025 (C.D. Cal., filed 15 October 2026), the Justice Department asks a federal court to stop California from tabulating federal vote-by-mail ballots from people on a federal list of more than 20,000 likely noncitizens until citizenship is verified. The complaint cites 18 U.S.C. § 611 and California’s practice of mailing ballots to every registered voter.

Daily Teabag Desk·October 16, 2026Centre

U.S. Supreme Court Building — Photo: Kjetil Ree, CC BY-SA 3.0

Accountability|United States

SCOTUS interim win: California schools likely cannot hide a child’s gender transition from objecting parents

On 2 March 2026 the Supreme Court vacated a Ninth Circuit stay as to parents in Mirabelli v. Bonta — Free Exercise and Due Process parental-rights theories. Emphasize: interim emergency relief, not a final nationwide ban on all student-privacy policies.

Daily Teabag Desk·September 21, 2026Slight right

California State Capitol, Sacramento — Photo: Alex Proimos, CC BY 2.0

Accountability|United States

AB 1955 still statewide — Ninth Circuit pauses key ‘no mandatory outing’ clauses for seven plaintiff parents

California’s SAFETY Act (AB 1955) still forbids districts from requiring parental disclosure of a pupil’s SOGI without pupil consent. After Mirabelli, the Ninth Circuit (18 Jun 2026) entered a limited injunction covering named parent plaintiffs only — not a statewide strike-down.

Daily Teabag Desk·September 21, 2026Slight right

Accountability|United States

The “Stop Nick Shirley Act” heads to federal court

California’s new immigration-worker privacy law was written after a viral fraud hunter showed up. FIRE warned it chills speech. Shirley’s lawyers say that’s the point.

James Ortega·September 21, 2026Lean right