Business Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Nov 17, 2022 Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company's…
Bay Area Bay Area ADA lawsuit arguments postponed By Joe Dworetzky Bay City News Foundation Jul 7, 2022 A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Thursday postponed argument on the legitimacy of thousands of Bay Area lawsuits brought in federal cou…
National Feds settle suit alleging abuse by men detained after 9/11 By GARY FIELDS Associated Press Jul 5, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department settled a decades-old lawsuit on Tuesday filed by a group of men who were rounded up by the governmen…
National Justices rule against detained immigrants seeking release By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Jun 13, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are seeking their release from long periods of detention while they fight…
National California man charged for threats to dictionary publisher Updated Apr 13, 2025 BOSTON (AP) — A California man's online threats of violence against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster Inc. over updated gender definitions …
National Republicans eye state courts as next political battlegrounds By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Feb 25, 2022 DENVER (AP) — In most midterm election years, races for state supreme court seats are overshadowed by campaigns for governor or the Senate. So…
National Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Dec 10, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Texas' ban on most abortions, offering only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in t…
Federal courts impose new COVID-19 restrictions amid surge By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer Aug 19, 2021 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Sigal Chattah goes to federal court to challenge a school mask mandate issued by the governor of Nevada, she'll like…
State Court upholds Newsom's use of emergency powers By DON THOMPSON Associated Press May 5, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's use of emergency powers to make far-reaching policies during the pandemic was upheld …
Bay Area Santa Clara County officials laud reversal of indoor church gatherings Bay City News Service Feb 16, 2021 Santa Clara County officials are applauding a federal court’s ruling that affirmed the county’s ban on indoor gatherings.
