Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov California’s response letter makes clear state did not violate lawCalifornia submits FOIA request for OCR records to dispute claims and protect state interestsSACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California Governor Gavin Newsom today sent a letter on behalf of the State of California responding to the January 24 Notice of Violation (Notice) issued by the Trump Administration’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The Notice alleged that California law, which requires health plans in the state to offer abortion coverage, violates the Weldon Amendment, a federal appropriations rider that is intended to restrict abortion. In their response, the state leaders defend California law...