The justices ruled that Hawaii’s constitution requires police to record interrogations. And they vowed to protect due process ...

Advocates in California have pushed for relief for people convicted of harming their abuser, hoping to build on states across ...

Isolating people inside a small, closet-like cell for weeks, months, and even years on end remains common inside this country ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had to win over a far larger electorate than her predecessors; more Angelenos took part in choosing their mayor in 2022 than in the two prior mayoral elections combined.

A petition circulator holds a sign to recall a San Francisco supervisor. The election is set for September. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) Welcome to the month of recall elections.

President Trump on Monday issued an executive order that purports to block federal funds from state and local governments that have moved away from cash bail in an effort to stop jailing people just ...