SAN FRANCISCO – A civil rights group is asking a federal court to order an immigration enforcement agency to hand over information regarding the collection and use of a type of surveillance technology.
The grassroots environmental organization Sierra Club filed a lawsuit on May 2, claiming that the Environmental Protection Agency has violated the Freedom of Information Act by refusing to respond to requests from Sierra about two EPA nominees.
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Small Business League lost an appeal on Jan. 6 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco in an attempt to show evidence of reduced subcontracting opportunities for small businesses in Pentagon contracts.
SAN RAFAEL -- The First Amendment Coalition (FAC), a non-profit organization based in San Rafael, will be bringing on board a new executive director in 2017.
SAN FRANCISO – The American Civil Liberties Union of California, fresh off an investigation that showed police agencies used sophisticated social media tools to surveil protest groups, hope their findings lead to greater national reflection and better public oversight.
SAN FRANCISCO – The American Small Business League’s (ASBL) request for an injunction against the Small Business Administration (SBA) for giving federal contracts to Fortune 500 firms was thrown out by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Oct. 18.
SACRAMENTO -- A state law passed last year designed to ensure women at private, religious-based female clinics receive information regarding the state’s coverage of low-cost or free abortions has been upheld in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
SAN FRANCISCO -– A Santa Clara law professor claims the California Supreme Court should reverse an appeals court order for Yelp to remove negative posts about a San Francisco personal injury attorney.
SAN FRANCISCO — An advocacy group has filed suit against a government agency for allegedly withholding requested documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
SAN DIEGO — An informer has filed suit against a presidential nominee, a national political party and various other officials for allegedly failing to pay him for a tip to the TV show The FBI's Most Wanted List and for others' comments supposedly made about the situation.
PETALUMA – The Pentagon has filed an appeal in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Freedom of Information case against it regarding the Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan Test Program (CSPTP).
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Supreme Court's apparent recent retreat from its deference to the statutory interpretations of governmental agencies is causing concern, scholars said at an administrative law conference in June hosted by George Mason University's Center for the Study of the Administrative State. The event was held at the Antonin Scalia School of Law, newly dubbed in honor of the late Supreme Court justice.
SAN FRANCISCO – In response to a lawsuit brought upon by a governmental transparency group, the Internal Revenue Service has now made its tax-exempt Form 990 available as machine-readable.
SAN FRANCISCO – A volunteer organization concerned with the management of the federal lands in the Sierra Nevada alleges that it has not received documents as requested.
SAN BERNARDINO – Soon after a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that the First Amendment doesn’t cover recording police on video, an officer in California cited the case in a warning to a citizen capturing his actions on a cellphone camera.
SAN FRANCISCO—A number of non-profit legal organizations are suing the U.S. government claiming it is unlawfully withholding records on how expedited immigration cases are handled.
WILLITS, Calif. — A photojournalist has dropped his lawsuit against California Department of Transport for his arrest while covering a highly disputed highway project in Northern California, but the plaintiff still plans to move forward with his claim against California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the arresting officers who allegedly violated his rights.