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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 17, 2023

AG says more money is needed to follow Legislature’s directives

Funds would be used for legal resources to enforce the 2020 COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act, crack down on workers’ rights violations, bolster antitrust enforcement and fund the department’s housing strike force, among other things.

California Department of Justice officials told a Senate Judiciary Committee panel Thursday they need more money to cover anticipated workload increases stemming from recent budget proposals that compel the department to act in cases where a state law enforcement agency requests review.

Senior Assistant Attorney General Thomas Patterson of the department’s civil law division said the funds would be used for legal resources to enforce the ...

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