By Ari Burack
July 3, 2008
The attorney for a suspected gang member accused in the June 22 slaying of a San Francisco father and two of his sons today said he would ask to be removed from the case, citing a conflict.
Defense attorney Joseph O’Sullivan told San Francisco Superior Court Judge Lucy McCabe this morning that […]
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By Julia Cheever
July 3, 2008
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that President Bush cannot use a state secrets argument to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the administration of violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker said the law, known as FISA, “preempts the state secrets privilege in connection with electronic surveillance […]
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By Julia Cheever
July 1, 2008
Five proponents of a ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage have asked the California Supreme Court to reject a bid to knock the measure off the Nov. 4 state ballot.
The supporters said in a brief filed with the court in San Francisco Monday that removing the initiative would be an […]
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By Julia Cheever
June 30, 2008
A commission created by the California Senate four years ago released a report today saying the state’s death penalty system is broken and “close to collapse.”
The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice said the state’s death row of 670 inmates is the largest in the nation and that appeals […]
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San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera
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From the Office of City Attorney Dennis Herrera
June 30, 2008
Gun Advocates’ ‘Factually Slipshod’ Legal Challenge Improperly Names S.F., Asserts Facts Contradicted By Their Own Exhibits
SAN-FRANCISCO - City Attorney Dennis Herrera today vowed to seek sanctions in Federal Court for a “factually slipshod” and frivolous lawsuit filed Friday […]
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By Julia Cheever
June 28, 2008
A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that Grass Valley police violated the free speech rights of a Nevada County man when they forced him to paint over a satirical terrorist bomber slogan on his art-covered Volkswagen van.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the slogan written by […]
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By Ari Burack
June 28, 2008
A San Francisco man was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in prison for the 2006 daylight shooting, as a juvenile, of another man who he claims had previously threatened his own life.
Daniel Elizalde, now 20, was 17 years old at the time he and some of his friends were […]
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By John Hoctor
June 28, 2008
A federal judge ruled Wednesday against two veterans organizations seeking injunctive relief against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti rejected the groups claims arguing his court lacked jurisdiction.
The veterans groups are asking for fast-track intervention to order expeditious development of a fair, systematic means to process veterans’ […]
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