(Subscription required) In California, veterans facing criminal charges may receive treatment rather than incarceration through either collaborative courts -- where judges and court teams closely supervise rehabilitation -- or diversion programs, which divert defendants pretrial into treatment with far less court authority or oversight.

Throughout U.S. history, the Golden State has been a leader in realizing the American Dream, leading both by example and by influence. Today, California remains a beacon of endless possibilities, defined by its enduring promise of reinvention, discovery, and freedom.

The report's central finding: K-12 civics teachers across the country feel underprepared, unsupported, and increasingly afraid to teach vital material. These findings underscore a troubling dynamic: in today's political climate, civics teachers are not only unsure of how best to teach-they're unsure whether they'll be supported if they do.

(Subscription required) The ruling is the first significant interpretation of California's Free to Read Act, which bars library book restrictions based solely on age or sexual content unless the material is obscene.