With their vote Tuesday night, the council approved requiring officers to provide clear identification, with their name and badge number, and prohibiting them from concealing their identities with masks. The resolution also bars the city from sharing information about residents with federal agencies.

The emergency declaration allows extra help from state resources, plus mutual aid from cities and philanthropic groups to augment the county’s offering of rent relief, free legal services, food subsidies and more.

(Subscription required) A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to revisit a lower court order keeping federal funding flowing to lawyers who represent unaccompanied migrant children. The decision preserves a program the Trump administration tried to cut off, with sharp disagreement among the judges over whether the case involves protecting vulnerable minors or judicial overreach into executive spending.

(Subscription required) On Wed., Oct. 15, the [U.S.] Supreme Court will hear Louisiana v. Callais, a potentially landmark case that could strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and other disparate-impact protections.