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Just days after a Texas oil firm shocked California environmentalists and regulators by announcing the resumption of offshore oil production near Santa Barbara County, a court has ordered the company to cease further coastal construction or repairs until the company obtains official approvals.

On Friday, May 23, ICE agents detained at least four people after they walked out of immigration courtrooms in downtown Los Angeles, including Pulido, according to Lindsay Toczylowski, president, CEO and co-founder of Immigrant Defenders, a California law firm that provides legal services to immigrant communities.

In another legal clash over gender identity, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Washington state could enforce its antidiscrimination law — similar to laws in California and other states — against a spa that barred entrance by transgender females who had not yet undergone gender-transformation surgery.