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Natalie Hanson
Natalie Hanson reports on legal and general news in Oakland and the East Bay Area for Courthouse News Service. She previously wrote about Marin County news in Marin Independent Journal and covered city government, housing and homelessness and other Butte County news for Chico Enterprise-Record. Natalie studied journalism and international relations at California State University Chico and her reporting has also been published in ChicoSol News, San Jose Spotlight, Ethnic Media Services, The Mercury News and The Washington Post.
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Montana Supreme Court finds parental consent law unconstitutional
Montana minors have a right to make reproductive health care decisions privately, without parental interference, the justices ruled.
OpenAI makes bid to block counterclaims from company still using its name and trademarks
An artificial intelligence competitor to OpenAI claims that Sam Altman and other OpenAI founders stole the business idea from him.
Christian mission has standing to pursue constitutional claims against Washington state, Ninth Circuit says
A Washington federal court must now reconsider the mission's demand for a preliminary injunction on a law it says will unfairly punish the mission for hiring employees that agree with its religious beliefs.
Former Twitter board chair sues X for $23 million of unpaid stock options
Twitter's former executive chairman says that X Corp. has refused to pay him in stock option payouts following dissolving his role when Elon Musk bought the company.
Meta wins bid to toss several privacy violation claims in H&R Block breach lawsuit
Meta must still face numerous claims on the grounds that it collected users' data from tax preparation websites.
Federal judge scrutinizes San Francisco's collection of homeless residents' property
San Francisco's "bag and tag" policy for handling personal belongings after removing people and homeless encampments leaves more questions than answers, the judge said.
Unsealed court monitor's report describes 'cascade of failures' at Bay Area women's prison
A special master recommended fixing systemic tracking issues and conducting exit interviews to explore why former staff left their positions.
'Serious and troubling' internal investigations mar Oakland police progress under federal monitor
Oakland Police Department still has not achieved compliance with a key part of a negotiated settlement under a federal monitor, due to ongoing "serious" issues within its internal investigations division.