The issue focused on political prison laws in California. Law enforcement officials said federal agencies were searching for criminal copyright law violations and illegal financial transactions.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Kamala Harris announced that prosecutors had prosecuted three lawyers involved in civil rights litigation against national media giant Rush Limbaugh's Newsmax Inc. over legal rulings they wrote about police shootings of black men. The lawsuit accused police of refusing to release court records related to lawsuits filed by defendants who alleged police beat them with batons or medical equipment.

