High Court Upholds Voter Initiative Power to Establish Redistricting Commission

High Court Upholds Voter Initiative Power to Establish Redistricting Commission

A possible threat to California’s voter-approved independent redistricting commission was averted today when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of a similar commission in…

City Leaders Celebrate Supreme Court’s Decision to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

City Leaders Celebrate Supreme Court’s Decision to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Standing beneath a massive rainbow flag on the steps of San Francisco City Hall before hundreds of gay rights activists, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, state…

Supreme Court 5-4 Majority Says Constitution Grants Equal Dignity in Marriage

Supreme Court 5-4 Majority Says Constitution Grants Equal Dignity in Marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote today that the federal Constitution provides a right to same-sex marriage. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in…

Lead Plaintiff in Same-Sex Marriage Case Optimistic About High Court Ruling

Lead Plaintiff in Same-Sex Marriage Case Optimistic About High Court Ruling

An Ohio man at the center of the same-sex marriage case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court said in San Francisco today that “it’s…

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to City’s Gun Storage Law

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to City’s Gun Storage Law

A San Francisco law that requires handguns in the home to be stored in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock was left…

Prosecutors Considering Appeal to US Supreme Court to Reinstate Bonds Conviction

Prosecutors Considering Appeal to US Supreme Court to Reinstate Bonds Conviction

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