California Ranchers Sue to Avoid Warrantless Searches

California Ranchers Sue to Avoid Warrantless Searches
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks outside the US Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 12, 2019. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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A multi-purpose cattle ranch in coastal California with private beachfront property is suing the state over a new law that gives state officials sweeping powers to conduct warrantless searches and inspections of the property in hopes of gaining public access to its beaches in the future.

The lawsuit, cited as Hollister Ranch Owners Association v. Becerra, was filed last month in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.