A state panel warns California law lets prosecutors use sexist stereotypes to undermine women's self-defense claims and urges ...

California’s own criminal justice watchdog says the state’s courtrooms are still giving sexist stereotypes a front-row seat ...

A member of the California Assembly representing part of Los Angeles has proposed a bill that aims to reduce vigilantism but that critics say would criminalize self-defense. Assemblymember Rick Chavez ...

‘Riverside County sheriff and gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco says a recently introduced bill in the California State Assembly would “make self-defense against criminals illegal.” AB 1333 was ...

California lawmakers have proposed a bill restricting self-defense, mandating “retreat,” ending crime-stopping protections and limiting force to what’s “reasonably necessary.” Bystanders intervening ...