Therese Stewart, the San Francisco lawyer who argued on behalf of the city in three cases advocating for same sex marriage for Californians in the
Month: July 2014

FedEx Indicted in Prescription Drug Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted courier FedEx Corp. on charges it conspired to traffic in prescription drugs by allegedly distributing the medications for illegal internet

City Wants Nudity Ban Upheld
The city of San Francisco just wants the naked people to go away. “There is nothing objectionable about a city passing a general ordinance to

Judge Dementia Claim Dismissed
Without disclosing a name, the 9th Circuit has dismissed a judicial complaint claiming a bankruptcy judge somewhere in the circuit suffers from dementia. Chief Judge

Death Penalty Struck Down
A federal judge in Los Angeles declared California’s death penalty unconstitutional Wednesday for its arbitrary and unpredictable delays in violation of protections against cruel and

X-CalPERS CEO Guilty in Bribery Conspiracy
The former CEO of the country’s largest public employee pension fund pleaded guilty Friday to taking bribes to influence investment in the CalPERS pension program.