SAN FRANCISCO - The future of how San Francisco handles its homeless population is now in the hands of appellate court judges. For now, San Francisco is still under an injunction barring the removal ...

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco now has more legal authority to clear away homeless encampments after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday threw out part of a court order limiting when and how the ...

Jeffrey Kwong leads a protest on behalf of unhoused people in San Francisco, at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Natalie Hanson/Courthouse News) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — San Francisco’s battle with a ...

Children play soccer on a field near the Phillips 66 refinery in Wilmington, California. (Hannah Bennett/Earthjustice via Courthouse News) (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday cleared the way for ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Thursday left in place an injunction against the city of San Francisco that prevents the city from clearing encampments without first offering the ...

A court order limiting San Francisco’s ability to clear street encampments of people who have nowhere else to go will remain in effect while litigation continues, a federal appellate court ruled ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Some 21 teens and young adults are challenging the U.S. government over climate change. If successful, the case could force the government to develop a comprehensive plan to ...

The United States Supreme Court isn't done with the Clean Water Act and EPA's interpretation of it. This month the City and County of San Francisco asked the nation's highest court to overturn a split ...

Businesses and employees in San Francisco are facing higher health costs and likely job losses after a three-judge panel from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a federal district court ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A federal appellate judge with the 9th Circuit is coming under fire for posting a YouTube video in a Second Amendment case. The judge --who was appointed by President Donald ...