California’s struggle to end child marriage
Brian Joseph, Capitol Weekly
When AI Campaign Ads Fake Reality
Two state lawmakers weigh how to curb deceptive AI content without silencing political speech.
State Legislature News Staff, National Conference of State Legislatures
A fake video can spread faster than a correction.
Democratic legislators push back on California voter fraud claims after charges
Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee
Democratic legislators attempted to downplay the announcement Monday that federal authorities had accused 28 people of fraudulently registering to vote or voting in California. They suggested it was an effort by the Trump administration to distract and sow doubt in the state’s elections.
DOJ says California must respond to voter fraud claims within 48 hours
Hannah Wiley, Sophia Bollag, Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle
Bill inspired by murder of Maddy Middleton passes into California state law
Gabrielle Gillette, Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill making several changes to the detention extension hearing process last week, inspired by the 2015 rape and murder of 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton in Santa Cruz.
California Bans Child Marriage
Maya Mortenson, Human Rights Research Center
‘It’s surreal’: California bans child marriage following nine-year fight at statehouse
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1267 into law on Wednesday, setting the minimum age for marriage at 18
Nollyanne DelaCruz & Caelyn Pender, Santa Cruz Sentinel
California finally — finally! — ends child marriage, uniting the contiguous Left Coast in outlawing a human rights abuse
After a nine-year fight led by Unchained At Last and survivors, California has joined Washington and Oregon in ending child marriage without exceptions, a milestone in a nationwide campaign with thirty-two states still to go.
Andrew Villeneuve, Northwest Progressive Institute
35,000 Kids Got Married in California in the Last 2 Decades. The Practice Was Just Banned Under a New Bill
The legislation was authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz
Charna Flam, People
New California legislation has set 18 as the minimum age for marriage and domestic partnerships.
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