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Constitutional Law

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    George Gascón Lauds Feds' Discrimination Suit Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio

    The Department of Justice today took the unusual step of suing a sitting U.S. sheriff. Joe Arpaio, the infamous sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., is charged with years of systematically discriminating against Latinos and using the power of his office to retaliate against critics. This paragrap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Obama Comes Out for Gay Marriage -- Finally

    It seems those many trips to San Francisco this year have convinced President Barack Obama that gays should be allowed to tie the knot. News reports of the president's reversal on same-sex marriage is making rounds in the blogosphere this afternoon, and for good reason: It's about damn time!Acc ... More >>

  • Film

    February 15, 2012

    Arthouse Movie Listings February 15-21, 2012

    It seems those many trips to San Francisco this year have convinced President Barack Obama that gays should be allowed to tie the knot. News reports of the president's reversal on same-sex marriage is making rounds in the blogosphere this afternoon, and for good reason: It's about damn time!Acc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Prop. 8 Appeals Court Ruling: Inside the Dissenting Opinion

    ​Same-sex marriage advocates rejoiced today as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision that Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot initiative banning gay marriage, is unconstitutional.The decision is almost certainly destine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    S.F. Civil Liberties Group Wants Feds to Stop Being So Secretive about Drones

    ​The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation, claiming that the feds are withholding important details about drones -- the unmanned aircraft used in the military --  and under what circumstances public and private entities be allowed to use them. Accordin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Appeals Court Judges Grill Arpaio's Lawyer on Alleged First Amendment Violations

    Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio​An 11-member panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had some tough questions today for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyer about why "America's Toughest Sheriff" should be exempt from a lawsuit claiming he violated an Arizona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Occupy SF Prepares for Police Raid Tonight

    Kate CongerIs San Francisco next?​Update (5:45 p.m.): Department of Health officials led reporters through the encampment this evening as they inspected the area for violations. SF Weekly's Lauren Smiley says that Barbara Garcia, the director of the city's Health  Department, claims the toile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Judge Grants Feds Access to Twitter Accounts as Part of WikiLeaks Investigation

    Only you and the government know your passwords​In a major blow to Internet privacy, a district court judge ruled today that federal investigators were allowed to collect private records of three Twitter users as part of their investigation related to WikiLeaks.According to the Electronic Frontier ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    What Women Want: Mayor Ed Lee

    Women love that mustache ​So far nobody has been able to convince Mayor Ed Lee to give up his higher paying gig as the City Administrator and run for mayor in November. And with the Aug. 12 filing deadline just around the corner, the Run, Ed, Run campaign is unleashing a group that they hope will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Supreme Court Shoots Down State Ban on Violent Videogames

    Keep shooting, kids​Kids can continue to legally play ultraviolent videogames after the Supreme Court ruled this morning that California cannot restrict kids from buying or renting the shooting games.  The court voted 7-2 that such a ban, which was spearheaded by Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Franci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    SF Weekly Owners Allowed to Sue the Prosecutor Who Ordered Them Jailed

    Is America's toughest sheriff now America's most relieved?​Jim Larkin and Michael Lacey, principal owners of SF Weekly's parent company, are permitted to sue the Phoenix special prosecutor who in 2007 had them arrested and jailed on bogus charges, a San Francisco appeals court has ruled.However, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Metal Detectors, ID Scans at S.F. Nightclubs up for Debate

    Can't we have fun without killing each other?San Francisco is considering draconian safety measures at night clubs, including metal detectors and ID scans -- not even Oakland does that!Although Jocelyn Kane, executive director of the Entertainment Commission, tells SF Weekly that it's unlikely such ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Ross Mirkarimi Wants To Stop FBI's Monitoring of Muslims

    Look! Now they're going out to the movies! It's all part of a nefarious plot, I tell you! ​Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi introduced a resolution this week asking his colleagues on the Board of Supervisors to endorse a Human Rights Commission report that shows law enforcement is consistently racial pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Gay Binational Couples to File Lawsuit Challenging DOMA

    Gay couples are ready to rumble for equality in immigration law. ​Consider it the next major court battle against the Defense of Marriage Act: Gay Americans will file the first lawsuit to challenge DOMA on the grounds that it bars them from sponsoring a gay foreign spouse for a visa like straight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Judge Says TSA Doesn't Have to Turn Over Body Scan Images to Civil Liberties Group

    TSA Doesn't Want to Reveal What It's Revealing​As it turns out, when Big Brother is watching he doesn't have to reveal what he sees.In the latest chapter of TSA v. The rest of America, a federal judge ruled that the Transportation Security Administration doesn't have to turn over the 2,000 images ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Studies: EQCA's plan to repeal Prop 8 will fail

    Has a posse​ Patrick J. Egan Ph.D. released a study Wednesday called "Findings from a Decade of Polling on Ballot Measures Regarding the Legal Status of Same-Sex Couples" that shows how a multi-million dollar campaign to repeal Prop 8 at the ballot box is unnecessary and likely to be unsuccessful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Federal Judge Supports Ranked Choice Voting in San Francisco

    ​A federal judge has rejected efforts by former supervisorial candidate Ron Dudum to put a halt to San Francisco's "ranked-choice" system of voting, dismissing the argument by Dudum and other plaintiffs that the process is unconstitutional.In a 19-page written ruling delivered Friday, U.S. Distric ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Amazing Grace

    ​A federal judge has rejected efforts by former supervisorial candidate Ron Dudum to put a halt to San Francisco's "ranked-choice" system of voting, dismissing the argument by Dudum and other plaintiffs that the process is unconstitutional.In a 19-page written ruling delivered Friday, U.S. Distric ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Civil Rights, Transit Advocates Urge BART to Abandon Half-Billion Dollar Airport Connector

    The community groups whose advocacy led to the federal government threatening to withhold $70 million from a planned BART connector to Oakland Airport moments ago made their case that the project is a costly boondoggle that does nothing for the poor and minority communities living near the airport ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: The Supes Have SUCH Good Intentions This Week That One of These Laws Just HAS to Work!

    Monday, Aug 17 11 a.m. - Public Safety Committee A lot's happened to the Public Safety Committee since the last time I wrote about it -- and there's one thing I just don't understand. Ross Mirkarimi used to be the chair of the Public Safety Committee, and he was exceptional at pulling the many t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Roto-Nerds of the World Rejoice as Fantasy Football Site Spikes NFL in Court

    Can you imagine paying licensing fees to use Alex Smith's stats?Aficionados of Pleistocene-era sports video games may remember how "Player No. 16" on the nameless San Francisco team with crimson uniforms was really good -- but the lack of licensing fees forbade any notion of the terms "Joe Montana," ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    The People vs. BART police

    Can you imagine paying licensing fees to use Alex Smith's stats?Aficionados of Pleistocene-era sports video games may remember how "Player No. 16" on the nameless San Francisco team with crimson uniforms was really good -- but the lack of licensing fees forbade any notion of the terms "Joe Montana," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    California Cities and Same-Sex Couples Join SF's Prop. 8 Challenge

    By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

  • Film

    October 22, 2008

    Go Ahead, Make Her Day

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Music

    October 8, 2008

    Protest Staple

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2008

    The Price of Free Speech Rises

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2007

    Exotic Erotic Ball Couches Tits as Freedom: Get Real! ... about Freedom (not Tits; fake Tits are fine)

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Film

    October 17, 2007

    Torture Flick Rendition' Makes Us Water-Bored

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2007

    ADA Lawsuit Factory in SF

    Angelina Jolie takes on a serial killer and the system in Clint Eastwood's latest.

  • News

    July 25, 2007

    Wheelchairs of Fortune

    Attorney Tom Frankovich and his disabled clients sue small businesses to make them accessible - and make millions

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2007

    Fun with Trial Transcripts

    Attorney Tom Frankovich and his disabled clients sue small businesses to make them accessible - and make millions

  • News

    May 2, 2007

    Boomtastrophe

    Baby Boomers hoped to die before they got old. They lied. And now they’re dragging the whole country down.

  • News

    March 7, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of 3-7-2007

  • News

    February 21, 2007

    Earl’s Last Laugh

    Exiled in retirement after Fajitagate, ex–Police Chief Earl Sanders has re-emerged with a fresh account of the infamous Zebra murders. And his critics are on the warpath.

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    Suffer the Little Muslims

    A look at the appalling discrimination against Middle Eastern students countenanced by Bay Area public schools

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2005

    Got MLK?

    A day to remember

  • News

    April 21, 2004

    Looking Ahead

    Aides insist that Mayor Gavin Newsom is focused on City Hall; his sudden celebrity has spawned speculation about higher office. Much higher.

  • Film

    December 11, 2002

    It Should Happen to You

    A suddenly timely doc about terrorism -- plus other S.F. Sundance contenders

  • News

    October 16, 2002

    SOUL Trainers

    A nonprofit school known by the acronym SOUL is working to undermine The System with The System's own money. But does SOUL teach anti-capitalist subversion -- or how to sell out?

  • News

    January 17, 2001

    As a Matter of Fat

    The city's new weight discrimination law is badly reasoned, legally defective, costly, and bad for public health

  • News

    December 6, 2000

    Patent Fight Pending

    When a company sues a notorious critic for infringement, is it just business or intimidation?

  • News

    June 30, 1999

    SF Weekly Wins Newsrack Injunction

    When a company sues a notorious critic for infringement, is it just business or intimidation?

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    Make Art, Not War

    Attorney helps artists fight restrictions on street sales

  • Film

    November 4, 1998

    Be-Siege'd

    Attorney helps artists fight restrictions on street sales

  • Calendar

    August 13, 1997

    Unspun

    Attorney helps artists fight restrictions on street sales

  • Film

    July 16, 1997

    Tense Alliance

    A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

  • Calendar

    June 4, 1997

    The Grid

    A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    Rounding Up the Usual Sospechosos

    Alleged misconduct by INS agents has activists in the Latino community angry

  • Calendar

    September 27, 1995

    Laboratory Rats

    Alleged misconduct by INS agents has activists in the Latino community angry

  • News

    August 30, 1995

    Achtenberg's Third Act

    Roberta Achtenberg bristles when anyone dares say that Williw Brown is the one who gets things done. "I have gotten things done my entire life, right?" she says, citing when her accomplishments as a law school dean, her 800-page book on sexual orientatio

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