A California appeals court upheld a permit for a 50-million gallon per day desalination plant on the California coast near Carlsbad, over the objections of
Month: November 2012
$1.1 Billion Antitrust Payout Moves a Step Closer
The lawyers in San Francisco federal Judge Susan Illston’s court were happy as clams Thursday. That’s because they had a lot of clams to be
Mobilehome Park Conversions Need Coastal Permits
Conversion of coastal mobilehome parks from rental space to resident-owned requires Coastal Act approval as a development, the California Supreme Court held Thursday. The 170-unit
9th Circuit Prints Its Own
To heck with out-sourcing. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has taken its expensive opinion publishing process in-house at a potential cost savings of
Women Fight for Combat Rights
Women are excluded for 238,000 job specialties based on the Pentagon’s categorical ban on women in combat positions, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Four
San Francisco Wedding Plans
San Francisco wants a little warning, 24 hours would be good, before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifts a stay in the same
