She was treated, as she put it, like a "queen." Under a progressive provision of the 1849 California Constitution, her status as a married woman allowed her the right to own property separate from ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

but they cannot opt an entire state out of the Constitution. It’s time for the courts and Congress to protect liberty, and it’s time for California to remember that membership in our ...

Same sex marriage is currently legal nationwide. But prop three would make it part of the California constitution similar to how voters enshrined access to abortion into the state constitution.

Same sex marriage is currently legal nationwide. But prop three would make it part of the California constitution similar to how voters enshrined access to abortion into the state constitution.

While same-sex marriage is legal across the country because of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision, California’s constitution still includes language that only recognizes marriage between a man ...

By Corina Knoll and Jesus Jiménez Voters appear to be rejecting Proposition 6 in California, a measure to end involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. By Orlando Mayorquín ...

Olivia Allen-Price: So you might be surprised to know that the California Constitution still says same-sex marriage is banned. [Wedding March slows down and stops] Olivia Allen-Price: I’m Olivia Allen ...

PDF files have become a major part of our digital lives in this cross-platform world. While simply viewing or commenting on a PDF can be accomplished with free software, there are times when we ...

From minimum wage to criminal penalties, California voters are being asked to decide on 10 measures on the November ballot. NBCLA's Chief Political reporter Conan Nolan breaks down the argument ...