U.S. Department of Justice

Stockton pimp sentenced to 11 years for trafficking underage ‘Snow Bunny’

A 22-year-old Stockton man was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a 16-year-old.

2 years ago

Judge blocks Texas abortion ban, says effort was unconstitutional ‘scheme’

U.S. District Judge Robert Pittman temporarily halted enforcement of the Texas “heartbeat” abortion bill. His detailed order he did not…

3 years ago

U.S. Justice Department joins lawsuits alleging Kaiser Medicare fraud

Lawsuits allege Kaiser Permanente defrauded the government in a years-long Medicare billing scheme.

3 years ago

DOJ accuses Breed of discrimination in health policies for places of worship

The U.S. Department of Justice Friday sent a letter to San Francisco Mayor London Breed outlining concerns over a public…

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

Chief admits SFPD needs to pick up reform pace

San Francisco police are aiming to pick up the pace on 272 reforms called for by the U.S. Department of…

4 years ago

Lawyers argue government terminated DACA ‘the wrong way’

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Tuesday that state lawyers stood up for the rule of law in arguments before…

4 years ago

Arguments begin Tuesday as Supreme Court weighs DACA fate

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday on whether it should preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood…

4 years ago

Hayward man faces charges in Chinese spy scheme

A U.S. citizen was arrested Friday at his home in Hayward on suspicion of spying for China, federal prosecutors announced…

5 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

Dublin man to serve 30-month prison term for insider trading fraud

A 55-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for felony insider trading related to using proprietary…

5 years ago

Trump threatens census delay after Supreme Court blocks citizenship question

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked for now a plan by the administration of President Donald Trump to include…

5 years ago

California sanctuary laws (mostly) withstand federal appeal

A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld most of a lower court ruling that left in place the bulk…

5 years ago

Schaaf dismisses attorney general’s criticism

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, responded to a fresh round of criticism from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions this afternoon, telling reporters: …

6 years ago

State to oversee ongoing SFPD reforms

The California Department of Justice will now oversee the ongoing police reforms in San Francisco after the U.S. Department of…

6 years ago

DOJ presses Supreme Court to reverse DACA ruling

The U.S. Department of Justice will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a federal judge in…

6 years ago

Feds warn Bay Area sanctuary communities

The cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Fremont and Watsonville and Contra Costa, Monterey, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties received sanctuary…

6 years ago

Union organizer sentenced for money laundering

A labor organizer who tried to unionize workers in the cannabis industry was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison…

6 years ago

SF sues feds over immigration rules

Dennis Herrera said the lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions seeks a court order to declare the new restrictions…

7 years ago

9th Circuit refuses to delay travel ban appeal

A federal appeals court in San Francisco Monday rejected a U.S. Justice Department request to put on hold its appeal…

7 years ago

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