(Subscription required) Los Angeles judge dismisses discrimination claims against Illumination Foundation, ruling intent to join Navy isn't protected class, grants 10 days to amend complaint.

(Subscription required) California lawmakers unveiled a revised state budget that avoids deep cuts to the judiciary and includes $110 million for Proposition 36 enforcement. But Gov. Newsom's resistance and criticism from key stakeholders underscore ongoing tensions over how -- and whether -- to fund the voter-approved diversion initiative.

Amid escalating federal immigration enforcement in California, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved $1.75 million in legal aid funding for residents facing deportation proceedings. About 55,000 people in the county, or roughly 7.5% of the population, lack legal status, according to data from the Migration Policy Institute. Money for the aid will be drawn from Measure K — the county’s half-cent sales tax for public services.

Despite this post and a similar threat a few days earlier to withhold “large-scale” federal funding from California, Trump lacks the authority to change the state’s policy toward transgender athletes without an act of Congress or a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. And recent court cases suggest that Trump also may have a hard time withholding money from California.