Opinion: The Time for 'Yard Reform' is Now
Replacing lawns with native plants and grasses saves water and improves biodiversity, but some cities make the practice illegal.
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Replacing lawns with native plants and grasses saves water and improves biodiversity, but some cities make the practice illegal.
In 1948, Justice William O. Douglas wrote in a majority opinion that the deportation of noncitizens was “a drastic measure and at times the equivalent of banishment or exile.” On Monday, the court will hear argument in a pair of cases, Pugin v. Garland and Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, involving whethe
Op-ed: In a climate crisis, city ordinances should encourage us to promote biodiversity in our yards, rather than criminalizing it. Some cities are showing the way forward.
Judge Daniel Procaccini wants the legislature to give judges latitude to reduce sentences for those who show sincere remorse and rehabilitation.
Judge Daniel Procaccini wants the legislature to give judges latitude to reduce sentences for those who show sincere remorse and rehabilitation.