U.S. Supreme Court

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

Barry Bonds prosecutors abandon appeal

The legal saga of former San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds came to an official end Tuesday.

9 years ago

Marriage equality completes long legal journey

During the past 12 years, about three dozen states, beginning with Massachusetts in 2003, have come to allow same-sex marriage,…

9 years ago

Champions of equality celebrate victory at City Hall

Standing beneath a massive rainbow flag, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Sen. Mark Leno and other public officials expressed deep…

9 years ago

Supreme Court affirms Affordable Care Act

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government can continue subsidizing health care insurance under the Affordable Care…

9 years ago

SF public schools modify services for English learners

The U.S. Justice Department and plaintiffs in a 45-year-old school discrimination case asked a federal judge Wednesday to approve a modified…

9 years ago

State high court upholds affordable housing

The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that cities have the right to require developers to make a portion of new…

9 years ago

Same-sex plaintiff optimistic over Supreme Court ruling

An Ohio man at the center of the same-sex marriage case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court said "it's…

9 years ago

Court to decide if SFPD officers violated ADA by shooting mentally ill woman

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left a lower court to decide whether two San Francisco police officers violated the Americans…

9 years ago

Feds mull appeal in Barry Bonds case

Federal prosecutors announced they are considering appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the obstruction of justice conviction of…

9 years ago

Bay Area giants back same-sex marriage

Bay Area businesses are among 379 companies that asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare a constitutional right to same-sex…

9 years ago

San Jose strikes out with appeals court

San Jose lost a bid to a federal appeals court to challenge Major League Baseball's exemption from antitrust laws.

9 years ago

Supreme Court favors fish over farmers

A federal plan to protect the Delta smelt was left in place Monday.

9 years ago

Ruling puts ‘cruel’ foie gras back on menu

Chefs around the Bay Area are wasting no time getting foie gras back onto their menus.

9 years ago

Final oysters plucked from Drakes Bay

The last commercial oysters have been removed from Drakes Bay following the closure of the oyster farm.

9 years ago

SF police shooting case heads to Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up San Francisco's appeal of a case that concerns how police must treat…

9 years ago

Drakes Bay Supreme Court bid falls flat

Drakes Bay Oyster Company is facing eviction after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up its case.

10 years ago

Drakes Bay takes appeal to Supreme Court

Drakes Bay Oyster Co. made its final bid to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.

10 years ago

Supreme Court swings toward business in rulings

In two different cases affecting workers, conservatives on the court sided with corporations in a 5-to-4 vote.

11 years ago

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