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Lawsuit alleges Sheriff’s Office violates law by sharing license plate reader data

A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the Marin County Sheriff's Office of endangering immigrant communities by sharing license plate and location…

3 years ago

Judge says city can’t bar prior drug sales arrestees from entering neighborhoods

A San Francisco judge on Friday denied a request for a preliminary injunction from the city that would have barred…

3 years ago

SF measure to drop municipal voting age makes it to November ballot

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to place a measure on the November ballot that allows city…

4 years ago

Bay Area leaders applaud ‘watershed’ LGBTQ rights U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Bay Area officials celebrated a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday that extended protections against job…

4 years ago

9th Circuit hears arguments in appeal for restrictive asylum rule

A U.S. Department of Justice lawyer defended a restrictive asylum rule by the administration of President Donald Trump in arguments…

4 years ago

Federal judge reinstates nationwide injunction on asylum restriction

A federal judge in Oakland on Monday reinstated a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a new government rule that would prevent…

5 years ago

Federal judge blocks administration’s new asylum rule

A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking a new government rule that would…

5 years ago

San Mateo County sheriffs present revised use of force policy

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is revising its use of force policy, including for Taser stun guns, following outcry…

5 years ago

Groups challenge asylum restriction in court, say rule ‘cannot stand’

Four refugee assistance groups sued the administration of President Donald Trump in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to challenge…

5 years ago

Court’s legal counsel decision subdues ICE raids

After the American Civil Liberties Union took the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to federal court in Northern California, the…

5 years ago

Injunction becomes latest block of Trump’s partial asylum ban

A federal judge in San Francisco Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's partial ban on asylum seekers

5 years ago

Overturn of Trump asylum ban praised by refugee rights group

A spokeswoman for an East Bay refugee rights group that sued President Donald Trump over a partial asylum ban said…

5 years ago

Judge blocks protected status termination for immigrants

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to allow more than 300,000 immigrants…

6 years ago

Court orders prompt hearings for undocumented teenagers

A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco Monday that undocumented teenagers who are accused of gang affiliation can't be…

6 years ago

Sanctuary state law stands in federal court

A federal judge in Sacramento refused Thursday to block two state laws that the Trump Administration claimed obstructed federal immigration…

6 years ago

Media sue state over execution viewing

Three media organizations sued California corrections officials in federal court in San Francisco Thursday, seeking the right for witnesses, including…

6 years ago

Supreme Court denies bond to those facing deportation

The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a San Francisco federal appeals court and said that immigrants facing deportation can be held…

6 years ago

Trump team trots out revised travel ban

President Donald Trump Monday signed a revised executive order banning entry to the United States by certain citizens from six…

7 years ago

Cal, Stanford students sue over Trump immigration order

A student at Cal and another at Stanford University filed suit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel…

7 years ago

Homeless sue Caltrans over encampment sweeps

A coalition of East Bay homeless people and advocates sued Caltrans in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland Tuesday.

7 years ago

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