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U.S. Supreme Court

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Peter Magowan, Former Giants President, Among Romney's Top Bay Area Donors

    Californians would have loved 2002 Mitt Romney. That guy was the bleeding heart who pushed universal health care in his state; the conservationist who would attack a coal plant by saying "I will not create jobs that kill people!"; a man who signed a Planned Parenthood candidate questionnaire affirmi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Mitt Romney Visits Bay Area to Get as Far Away from Obamacare Debate As He Can

    ​While the U.S. Supreme Court debates the constitutionality of Obamacare over in D.C., GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has made sure to keep his distance from the debate -- literally. The former Massachusetts governor, who has been criticized himself over "Romneycare," traveled some 3,000 mil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Kamala Harris Says Arizona Can't Boot Illegal Immigrants from Country

    ​California has the largest number of illegal immigrants and undocumented laborers in the country. So it should be no surprise that California Attorney General Kamala Harris has joined the fight against Arizona's unfriendly immigration law.Yesterday, Harris filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Peter Thiel Is Nation's 4th Biggest Super PAC Funder

    ​The nonprofit investigative-reporting outfit ProPublica has published a handy guide to the country's top 10 super-PAC funders -- individuals with enough dough on hand to bankroll, to the tune of millions, independent political committees supporting presidential candidates. Such unfettered spendin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Feds Force Another San Francisco Pot Club to Close

    Times they did a-change.​Pressure from the Justice Department is forcing a fourth San Francisco pot club to close early next year, with a fifth closure expected soon thereafter.Market Street Cooperative -- one of the city's lowest-profile cannabis dispensaries, with a modest sign outside its 1884 ... More >>

  • News

    November 30, 2011

    Hate Expectations: Police and Prosecutors Are Quick to Claim the Presence of Racism — but Juries Are Not So Sure

    Times they did a-change.​Pressure from the Justice Department is forcing a fourth San Francisco pot club to close early next year, with a fifth closure expected soon thereafter.Market Street Cooperative -- one of the city's lowest-profile cannabis dispensaries, with a modest sign outside its 1884 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Get Ready, Facebook: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss Will See Another Day in Court

    The Winklevii just love to litigate.​The Winklevoss twins, of Facebook history fame, have just delivered what is essentially a giant "JK" to the social networking site.Aaron Sorkin, we hope you're paying attention to this. By all accounts, Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss, the identical twins who say ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    California to Reduce Prison Population by 46,000, Supreme Court Rules

    Mass exodus in the making ​Supreme Court justice have backed an order to reduce California's prison population by 46,000, a move that some are calling a "judicial travesty."At the same time, the state's overcrowded prison population is creating "injury and harm" to the inmate population, which is ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    History Laid Bare

    Mass exodus in the making ​Supreme Court justice have backed an order to reduce California's prison population by 46,000, a move that some are calling a "judicial travesty."At the same time, the state's overcrowded prison population is creating "injury and harm" to the inmate population, which is ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2011

    Bouncer wonders if success has arrived for the Showdown

    Mass exodus in the making ​Supreme Court justice have backed an order to reduce California's prison population by 46,000, a move that some are calling a "judicial travesty."At the same time, the state's overcrowded prison population is creating "injury and harm" to the inmate population, which is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Will New Online Impersonation Law Kill Faux Twitter Accounts?

    Illegally funny?​Since the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, it has been a misdemeanor in this state to malevolently impersonate someone on the internet. The "Malicious E-Personization Bill" authored by Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) outlaws the impersonation of another person on the web for the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    DADT Repeal: With All Deliberate Speed -- Or None At All?

    ​The Week in GayThe repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell is fucking mess, but I think there might be a way to fix things. If we act quickly. This is a real longshot -- and it's not guaranteed to work -- but we need get our hands on some mercury. Lots of it. A flock of Ibises in Florida has been rendered ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    Fantasy Voter Fraud

    ​The Week in GayThe repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell is fucking mess, but I think there might be a way to fix things. If we act quickly. This is a real longshot -- and it's not guaranteed to work -- but we need get our hands on some mercury. Lots of it. A flock of Ibises in Florida has been rendered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Judges Named For Prop. 8 Hearing

    ​A liberal, a conservative, and a moderate. An old guy, a middle-aged guy, and a sorta young guy. Sounds like the makings for a road-trip comedy. Could be. But it's definitely the composition for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' Dec. 6 hearing of the Proposition 8 case, which could determine the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Wronging the Rights

    ​A liberal, a conservative, and a moderate. An old guy, a middle-aged guy, and a sorta young guy. Sounds like the makings for a road-trip comedy. Could be. But it's definitely the composition for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' Dec. 6 hearing of the Proposition 8 case, which could determine the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    DA Kamala Harris' Office Has ID'd at Least 76 Police Employees With Problem Backgrounds

    D.A. Kamala Harris​The San Francisco District Attorney's office has so far notified Public Defender Jeff Adachi in writing of 76 police department employees with criminal or disciplinary backgrounds requiring disclosure.The letters come in response to a judge's order that D.A. Kamala Harris move q ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Appeal the Prop. 8 Decision!

    It'd be a shame if the reversal of Prop. 8 didn't have national implications...​There was talk on Monday that a "group of conservative leaders" were chasing around Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, begging him to file an appeal on the Proposition 8 decision, since he was acting as governor while ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Supreme Court Rules State Not Required to Appeal Prop. 8 Ruling

    ​The California Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a right-wing group's suit that would have compelled the state to appeal Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Both Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have come down in favor of Walker's ruling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Will San Francisco Overlook Target's Ties to Gay Hate?

    This dog may have contributed to anti-gay causes as well...​ The city of San Francisco had multiple orgasms ripple through the streets when the news broke that Target is planning on opening not one -- but TWO -- stores in town. Doesn't that just make your toes curl and your lip twitch? They like u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    The Week in Gay: Prop 8 Trial Slam Dunk! Elton is worse than we thought! San Francisco attacked by bad gay films!

    In the movies​Last night the Frameline34 film festival celebrated opening night with a premiere at the Castro Theater followed by booze and wine and liquor and drinks and dancing out in the avenues. Of course, not all of the films are bad...some of them have promise. Closing night features Jame ... More >>

  • News

    June 9, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    In the movies​Last night the Frameline34 film festival celebrated opening night with a premiere at the Castro Theater followed by booze and wine and liquor and drinks and dancing out in the avenues. Of course, not all of the films are bad...some of them have promise. Closing night features Jame ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    The Week in Gay -- Laura Bush wants Elena Kagan (To Be Able To Get Married).

    Elena, step up to the plate and tell us how you really feel...​Frankly, I don't care if Elena Kagan never looks at her own vagina let alone anyone else's. But I do care about how LGBT matters are discussed, because that narrative reveals an awful lot about how inept, ignorant, bigoted, fearful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Memo to Elena Kagan: Come Out of the Closet

    Elena Kagen's life as a -- ahem -- softball player shouldn't be a big secret​"She's a lesbian!" said Betty White over and over again on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. White was talking about a character in a Little Women parody but she might as well have been talking about Elena Kagan, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    The Week in Gay: Anti-Immigration Laws Bad, Anti-Gay Laws Good

    Your future drinking accomodations. ​ I'm just going to say this once - up front - and then I'm going to move on: The furor raised over the Arizona illegal immigrant law is interesting to watch from my queer perch. I understand the outrage. The nerve of one state threatening to restrict the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    SF Weekly Asks Appeals Court to Nix Guardian Judgment

    ​In an appeal brief filed last night, SF Weekly asks the California courts to overturn the Bay Guardian's $21 million judgment in a below-cost pricing case.The filing is the last written document that will be entered into the record as part of the Weekly's appeal.In the brief, Weekly attorneys squ ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2010

    A Higher Court

    The legal tussle between SF Weekly and the Bay Guardian rises to a new level.

  • News

    October 28, 2009

    No Justice

    Despite Obama's promises of change, corporate crooks are still going unpunished for their roles in the financial collapse.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Chronic City: Aptly Named 'Joint Resolution' Succeeds; California Senate Urges Change in Federal Medical Marijuana Rules

    ​By a 23-15 vote, the California State Senate yesterday approved a "joint resolution" urging the federal government to stop Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) raids on medical marijuana patients and providers. The Sen. Mark Leno-authored resolution additionally calls for the nation to "create a compreh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Chronic City: To Tax Pot, Or Not? Oakland Votes Tuesday

    Photo: chron.ronThe color of moneyMail-in voting closes Tuesday on Measure F, a new ordinance in Oakland which would impose a special tax on sales of medical marijuana in the city's dispensaries. The measure would make Oakland the first city in the United States to have a business tax category for m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Campaign for California Families Motions to Butt Into Prop. 8 Lawsuit

    Just in time for pride weekend, the good ol' nemesis of California gay folk, Campaign for California Families, is trying to butt into the latest lawsuit against Proposition 8. In order to give you an idea of the company the organization keeps, the campaign is represented by Liberty Co ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Just in time for pride weekend, the good ol' nemesis of California gay folk, Campaign for California Families, is trying to butt into the latest lawsuit against Proposition 8. In order to give you an idea of the company the organization keeps, the campaign is represented by Liberty Co ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2009

    SF Weekly appeals the Bay Guardian's big payday to a higher court

    Just in time for pride weekend, the good ol' nemesis of California gay folk, Campaign for California Families, is trying to butt into the latest lawsuit against Proposition 8. In order to give you an idea of the company the organization keeps, the campaign is represented by Liberty Co ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    Just in time for pride weekend, the good ol' nemesis of California gay folk, Campaign for California Families, is trying to butt into the latest lawsuit against Proposition 8. In order to give you an idea of the company the organization keeps, the campaign is represented by Liberty Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2008

    Weekly to Judge: Time to Put Things Right

    Just in time for pride weekend, the good ol' nemesis of California gay folk, Campaign for California Families, is trying to butt into the latest lawsuit against Proposition 8. In order to give you an idea of the company the organization keeps, the campaign is represented by Liberty Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2008

    Response from Village Voice Media to Verdict in Bay Guardian Lawsuit

    Just in time for pride weekend, the good ol' nemesis of California gay folk, Campaign for California Families, is trying to butt into the latest lawsuit against Proposition 8. In order to give you an idea of the company the organization keeps, the campaign is represented by Liberty Co ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2005

    Zipped Up

    S.F. Archbishop William Levada doesn't want the public to know about decades of alleged sexual misconduct by his clerics. But why are district attorneys in San Mateo, Marin, and San Francisco helping him keep secrets?

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Case Study: Christopher Taylor

    Taylor's lawyer was suspended from practicing during the robbery trial.

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    Sounds of Silence

    ASCAP's legal threats kill a thriving local music scene

  • Film

    April 23, 2003

    Do the Right Thing

    Everything we know we've learned from documentaries

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    Guesses Over Guinness

    The regulars love to subvert the contest. It's yet another twist to the city's toughest pub trivia night.

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    Delusions of Power

    Is it smart to jump into the Bay Guardian's version of public power, without even studying whether it will save money?

  • Music

    November 18, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Is it smart to jump into the Bay Guardian's version of public power, without even studying whether it will save money?

  • Calendar

    March 18, 1998

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Is it smart to jump into the Bay Guardian's version of public power, without even studying whether it will save money?

  • Calendar

    January 14, 1998

    Night + Day

    Is it smart to jump into the Bay Guardian's version of public power, without even studying whether it will save money?

  • News

    April 2, 1997

    Bus to Nowhere

    Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

  • Calendar

    March 26, 1997

    Slap Shots

    Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

  • Calendar

    December 25, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

  • Calendar

    October 9, 1996

    Unspun

    Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

  • News

    July 3, 1996

    Dog Bites

    Why San Francisco's Byzantine school desegregation program systematically fails the children it was designed to help

  • News

    September 6, 1995

    Dis-Lodged

    In which an exalted ruler is expelled his wife ostracized, their Elk brother banned, and the oldest active Elks lodge in the country findsitself in court

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