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Trans woman settles with El Cajon gym that denied …

A women’s locker room is seen in this undated file photo. (Getty Images)

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U.S. begins easing Trump-era asylum restrictions at Mexico …

Migrants from Honduras wait in a Border Patrol truck after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in La Joya, Texas, on May 17, 2021. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press)

‘Just the beginning:’ U.S. begins reuniting families separated …

In this March 24, 2021 photo, a migrant man, center, holds a child as he looks at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at an intake area after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, early Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Roma, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A cheerleader’s profanity-laced Snapchat post leads to …

In this April 23, 2021, file photo members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

ACLU report alleges widespread abuse by law enforcement …

Derrick Chambers performs a count of homeless people at a Lancaster encampment during the 2016 homeless census. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Black children 6 times more likely to die from police …

Police in Rochester released body-camera video showing a 9-year-old girl who was handcuffed and sprayed with what they called a chemical “irritant.”

Newport Beach, Costa Mesa show support for O.C. Sheriff’s …

From March through December 2020, at least 691 Orange County jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19.(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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L.A. police, prosecutors must change use of gang …

Peter Arellano was the subject of an Echo Park gang injunction, along with his father, despite having never been proven to be a gang member in court. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Court orders 50% reduction at Orange County jails …

The Central Jail in Santa Ana is seen in an undated photo. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Search persists for parents of 628 kids separated …

This July 26, 2018, file photo shows people lining up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press)

California city agrees to pay teens more than $100,000 …

A sign for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is seen at a press conference in 2006. (Credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump administration ordered to stop expelling children …

A child takes part in a protest of migrants and human rights activists against U.S. and Mexican migration policies at the San Ysidro crossing port, in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on the border with the U.S., on Oct. 21, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Californians consider expanding historic data privacy …

A man holds a smart phone with the icons for the social networking apps Facebook, Instagram and Twitter seen on the screen in Moscow on March 23, 2018. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Parents of 545 children separated at border can’t …

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2019. (Wilfredo Lee / Associated Press)