California Policy Center launched the California Justice Center to restore citizen control of government in line with constitutional principles. For too long, California’s majority-party and unelected bureaucrats have used their power to enact laws and regulations that have destroyed small businesses, undermined our schools, and infringed on the rights of Californians. CPC recognized the need for a state-based legal effort to return California government to its rightful role: serving the people, not controlling their lives.
Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case challenging the authority of California’s labor relations board to override the constitutional rights of parents. In the petition filed on behalf of RUSD by California Justice Center and the Liberty Justice Center,...
The U.S. Supreme Court this week delivered a decisive win for California parents and parental rights nationwide. In a 6-3 ruling, the High Court partially vacated the stay put in place by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the high-profile Mirabelli case. In December, a federal district court in Southern California issued a statewide permanent injunction in Mirabelli...
The lawsuit comes after a federal investigation sparked by a California Justice Center complaint exposing FERPA violations. Just weeks after a federal investigation found that the California Department of Education had “egregiously abused its authority” by hiding students’ gender transitions from parents, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued to stop federal enforcement actions — the...
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that its investigation into the California Department of Education found that state policies that pressure schools to keep secrets from parents violate federal law. Specifically, the DOE said the “California Department of Education (CDE) is in continued violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—a federal law...
Amicus Brief Filed in Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County, Florida Washington, DC — The California Justice Center joined the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Policy and Liberty Justice Center in filing an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in support of the parents in Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon...
Los Angeles (September 22, 2025) — The California Policy Center (CPC) announced today that attorney Emily Rae has joined the organization to lead the California Justice Center, CPC’s public interest law firm defending the constitutional rights of Californians. “California politicians are notorious for violating the rights of Californians to work, start families, launch businesses and...
August 23, 2025 CONTACT: Dawn Collier; Communications Director California Policy Center dawn@calpolicycenter.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles — California Policy Center proudly congratulates attorney Julie Hamill on her new role at the United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California in Los Angeles. Hamill will be serving as a Civil Rights Assistant United States Attorney...
Newsom’s gerrymandering scheme not only disenfranchises independent and conservative voters in California, but all citizens of this State. The California Constitution guarantees citizens the right to meaningfully participate in the democratic process and be informed regarding legislation. In order to effectuate this guarantee, the people of California insisted on a minimum 30-day waiting period between...
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