Kevin Rector is a legal affairs reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering the California Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and other legal trends and issues. He started with The Times in 2020 and previously covered the Los Angeles Police Department for the paper. Before that, Rector worked at the Baltimore Sun for eight years, where he was a police and investigative reporter and part of a team that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in local reporting. He is from Maryland.
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May 3, 2024
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May 3, 2024
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May 3, 2024
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After California’s governor and others called for the Supreme Court to take up the issue of homelessness, some now fear the outcome could amplify the proliferation of encampments in L.A. and other major cities.
April 25, 2024
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April 12, 2024
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March 28, 2024
California lawmakers will introduce a bill to strengthen state law in favor of Holocaust survivors and others seeking to recover looted artwork and other property.
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