Civil Rights

In a twist more closely resembling a Hollywood movie than reality, the San Francisco Police Department recently stood on the brink of employing bomb-toting robots authorized to deploy lethal force on members of the community. In late November 2022, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8 to 3 in

IRS Agent Audits Potty, Violates Fourth Amendment

Ioane v. Hodges, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25569 (9th Cir. Sep. 10, 2018)

Okay, I made up the phrase “potty audit,” but here’s what happened. IRS agents lawfully executed a search warrant in the presence of the homeowners. Or rather, they

In re Maguire, 57 Cal. 604 (1881). People v. Jemnez, 49 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 739 (1942).Sail’er Inn, Inc. v. Kirby, 5 Cal.3d 1 (1971).

In 1880, San Francisco passed a law prohibiting women from working in any “dance-cellar, bar-room, or in any place where… liquors are used or sold.”