California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye warned Monday that the rule of law in state is under threat. In addressing the Legislature, she also called on members to end years of underfunding of the state court system. People take the rule of law for granted until it is under threat, she added. Without naming Trump, the chief justice criticized recent federal enforcement of immigration laws in which agents have gone into courthouses to take immigrants into custody. “Since 2011 when I became chief justice, 6,408 bills have become law in California, while the judicial branch budget has been shrinking,” Cantil-Sakauye said.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 28, 2017 00:05 UTC