Anita Chabria is a California columnist for the Los Angeles Times, based in Sacramento. Before joining The Times, she worked for the Sacramento Bee as a member of its statewide investigative team and previously covered criminal justice and City Hall.
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Forget the ‘split court’ garbage. This Supreme Court is not going to protect even emergency abortions. Here’s what you need to know.
April 25, 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday heard a much-hyped case on homelessness, but it may have been more political spin than substance.
April 23, 2024
Trump may be napping during his trial, but a few weeks in court may be better than time spent on the campaign trail.
April 18, 2024
Backing a bill in the California Senate, Paris Hilton is after abusers who pose as helpers, and I would not get in her way.
April 16, 2024
In politicizing the death of Ruby Garcia, the Republican former president is stoking fear for votes — and ignoring the many women killed in a crisis of violent men.
April 11, 2024
Trump announced he would not pursue a federal abortion ban if elected. Please tell me you’re not buying that garbage.
April 9, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on executions in 2019 and ordered death row to be dismantled. More than 100 condemned prisoners have already been moved. By the end of summer, death row will be no more.
April 4, 2024
After a trip to Alabama that helped him see the connection between slavery and the death penalty, Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen is working to call back the death sentences of 14 men convicted from his county.
April 4, 2024
The Supreme Court appears unlikely to create further abortion restrictions in its upcoming ruling about the safety of mifepristone. But another threat to abortion access — from a Trump White House — is far more likely to succeed.
April 2, 2024
California is poised to lose female representation in the U.S. Senate. Thankfully, there are plenty of politically powerful women in the Statehouse.
March 8, 2024