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California educators applaud upheld DACA protections
In a case that began in San Francisco, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday left in place protections for nearly 700,000 undocumented young people who arrived in the United States...Read More
Appeals court uphelds state prostitution law
A sex workers' advocacy group lost a bid to a federal appeals court to overturn a 146-year-old California law that criminalizes prostitution.Read More
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 San Francisco to keep protections for undocumented young people...Read More
Judges hear arguments in kids’ climate change lawsuit
A panel of federal appeals court judges in San Francisco seemed inclined Monday to allow a wide-ranging climate-change lawsuit to continue in pretrial proceedings.Read More
Sex workers argue in court for legal prostitution
A lawyer for a sex workers’ advocacy group asked a federal appeals court in San Francisco today to overturn a 145-year-old California law that criminalizes prostitution. Attorney Louis Sirkin...Read More
Court blocks San Francisco soda warnings
A federal appeals court blocked a San Francisco law that required advertisements for sodas and other sugary drinks to carry a health warning label.Read More
Appeals court hears monkey copyright case
Can a monkey own the copyright to a famous series of selfies he took of himself in an Indonesian jungle?Read More
Supreme Court lets concealed gun law stand
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday left in place a California law that limits the carrying of concealed guns..Read More
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 for reinstatement of President Donald Trump's ban on travel.Read More
Cities, counties urge Supreme Court to rule on certain constitutional protections for immigrants held in detention
Twenty U.S. cities and counties led by Santa Clara County have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that immigrants held in prolonged detention during deportation proceedings are entitled...Read More
California officials praise ruling as Trump vows appeal
A federal appeals court in San Francisco declined Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's Jan. 27 ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.Read More
Court maintains freeze on travel ban, Trump vows further appeal
A federal appeals court in San Francisco declined Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.Read More
Judges swat away Trump travel ban appeal
A federal appeals court in San Francisco declined Thursday to reinstate President Trump’s ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court...Read More
9th Circuit next stop for Trump immigration battle
A federal appeals court in San Francisco will hear arguments at 3 p.m. Tuesday on whether to reinstate a ban ordered by President Trump on admitting visitors and refugees...Read More
San Francisco appeals court mulls travel ban
A federal appeals court in San Francisco is mulling whether to halt a lower court order that blocked President Donald Trump's travel ban involving seven Muslim-majority nations.Read More
Appeals court advances two Samsung class-action lawsuits
A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco Thursday that two consumer lawsuits filed over Samsung smartphones can't be forced to go to arbitration and instead can proceed toward...Read More
Appeals court dismisses challenge against California egg law
A federal appeals court in San Francisco Thursday dismissed a challenge by six states to a California law that requires that eggs sold in California to be produced in...Read More
Court protects medical pot users from prosecution
A U.S. appeals court ruled in San Francisco Tuesday that medical cannabis users and growers can't be federally prosecuted if they "strictly comply" with state law.Read More
Conviction upheld in MS-13 gang leader’s slaying
A federal appeals court in San Francisco Monday rejected a Norteño gang member's challenge to his second-degree murder conviction for the fatal shooting of the head of a rival...Read More
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 former Giants slugger Barry Bonds.Read More