California’s same-sex marriage case started heating up again this week. And this case now has pieces in three separate courts. On Thursday state Attorney General
Month: May 2011
Deal Tries to Calm Angry Judge in Price-Fixing Case
Faced with an angry federal judge who said he wouldn’t be “railroaded” by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division into accepting Samsung SDI Co.’s guilty plea to
Former Warden Heads Anti-Death Penalty Group
The woman who presided over San Quentin Prison’s death row for five years, former warden, Jeanne S. Woodford, will take over as head of the
County Pensions Open to Public Scrutiny
California must disclose the pensions of the Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System to the public and media. A state Court of Appeal in Sacramento sided
Senate Confirms Ed Chen
Edward M. Chen will become the first Asian-American to serve as a federal judge on the San Francisco-based federal trial court. The U.S. Senate confirmed
Vets Mental Health Suit Revived
Veterans have a constitutional right to effective mental health care, says the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today. In addition, Judge Stephen Reinhardt said