California Sues E.P.A. Over Denial of Waiver
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California sued the E.P.A. on Wednesday, challenging its recent decision to block California rules curbing greenhouse-gas emissions from new cars and trucks.
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California state officials filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block a new U.S. rule that limits federal funds to states that provide access to abortions.
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By Alan Lowenthal  Since I began in the California Legislature eight years ago I have noticed a new tactic being employed by advocates for the business community. It basically goes something like this; pass it and we will sue.
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SACRAMENTO -- Escalating their battle with Wal-Mart, proponents of Proposition 72 on Friday accused the nation&#39;s largest retailer of misleading and attempting to coerce its 60,000 California employees by sending an e-mail that suggests they will lose
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The California-based group has challenged the European Commissionâs finding from March that Microsoft abused its dominance of PC operating systems, but its top counsel said negotiations remained the preferred course.
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Invoking executive privilege, the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday refused to provide lawmakers with a full explanation of why it rejected California's greenhouse gas regulations.
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CA has filed a lawsuit to recover $14.9 million in legal defense fees paid for Sanjay Kumar, its former chief executive officer, who was sentencedÂ this monthÂ to 12 years in prison on securities fraud-related charges.
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CHICAGO, July 6 -- A woman is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit alleging that the federal government violated her constitutional rights when it announced that no new employer-sponsored applications for green cards would be accepted until the fall.
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EPA officials told the agency's administrator that California had "compelling and extraordinary conditions" to justify a federal waiver allowing the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, according to excerpts of documents released Wednesday.
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The Bush administration said it will deny Californiaâs bid to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than federal law required.
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California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said on Tuesday he would sue electronic voting machine maker Diebold Inc.  on charges it defrauded the state with false claims about its products.
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Ignoring the recommendation of his staffers, EPA head Stephen Johnson denies California's request for a waiver that would have allowed the state to impose tougher emissions standards on automakers.
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California Attorney General Bill Lockyer will move forward with a false-claims lawsuit against the electronic voting-machine maker. The Golden State accuses Diebold of installing electronic voting systems that were not tested or approved.
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State Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a lawsuit against brokerage giant Edward D. Jones &amp; Co. on behalf of California investors after refusing to participate in a settlement with the firm.
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California lawmakers Thursday sent a bill to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would bar state agencies from hiring service job contractors unless they certify their work is done within the United States.
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Opponents said Thursday they will sue to block a voter-approved measure that expands California's DNA database to all suspected felons regardless of whether they are convicted.
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SAN DIEGO -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Friday against a San Diego-based flu shot distributor amid a shortage of the vaccine.