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New State Law Allows Schools to Ban Student Smartphones

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Monday that encourages California school districts to develop and adopt policies limiting or prohibiting student use of smartphones on school grounds during school hours. "Growing evidence shows excessive smartphone use at school interferes with a student’s education and success, encourages cyberbullying, and contributes...

Last-Minute Challenge to New California Police Records Law Fails

SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a last-minute challenge to a pending state law that opens police records to the public and eases what currently is one of the nation's most secretive police privacy laws. The justices denied a police union's petition contending that the law should...

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