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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks after signing legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Young members of the Church of God hold signs during a demonstration against California's stay-at-home orders that were put in place due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Sunday, May 3, 2020. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)

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In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo protesters hold signs as they listen to speakers at a rally outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. Hundreds of bills await action by California lawmakers as the Legislature begins the last week of business this year. Among the issues is the so-called sanctuary state bill, which would restrict state and local aw enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)

California sanctuary laws: Federal judge dismisses government challenge

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More than 100 protestors demonstrated outside the federal courthouse where a federal judge will hear arguments over the U.S. Justice Department's request to block three California laws that extend protections to people in the country illegally, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Judge appears skeptical of Trump suit against California

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In this April 14, 2017, photo, protesters hold up signs outside a courthouse where a federal judge was to hear arguments in the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with immigration authorities in San Francisco. After repeatedly suing the Trump administration over U.S. immigration policies, California will find itself in an unusual position Wednesday, June 20, 2018: defending protections for people in the country illegally against a court challenge by the federal government. U.S. Judge John Mendez in Sacramento will hear arguments from attorneys for the state and the U.S. Justice Department about a federal request to block three California laws. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) **FILE**

The Latest: Judge questions US lawyer in California lawsuit

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In this undated handout photo provided by the United States District Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California, shows Michael Carey Clemans. Clemans, 57, was sentenced to life in federal prison, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, for buying Filipino children for sex and pornography. (United States District Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California via AP.)

California man gets life for buying Filipino children

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