One of the more unusual bills enacted by the legislature this year concerns the use of "creative expression" in criminal proceedings. AB 2799 (Jones-Sawyer) defines "creative expression" as the ...

SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in the state. The measure, also known as Assembly Bill 2799, ...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Friday that limits the use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases in the state. The law requires “a court, in a criminal proceeding where a party ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed verdict on more than three dozen criminal justice laws before his bill-signing deadline Friday, approving measures to seal criminal records and free ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta on Friday announced his creation of a new legal team to investigate “wrongful or improper” criminal convictions from the past. The new Post-Conviction Justice Unit, the ...