An environmental lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in San Francisco v. EPA believes a criticized ruling actually means tougher ...

Mayor Matt Mahan's proposal to jail people if they reject three offers of shelter is the latest salvo in an anti-encampment ...

The case examines whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to grant a license to Interim Storage Partners ...

California, Oregon, Illinois and five other U.S. states have asked a U.S. judge to award them legal fees for winning an order ...

UCSB professor Laury Oaks examines how baby safe haven laws — originally framed as a response to infant abandonment—are now ...

The Bay Area city of Vallejo is putting California cities’ newfound power to clear homeless encampments to the test.

The Supreme Court sided with San Francisco on Tuesday in a case that could have long-term consequences for the Bay Area’s environmental protections and water quality. In a 5-4 decision authored by ...

San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, ...

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the EPA overstepped by imposing vague sewage limits on San Francisco, curbing agency power ...

The California Supreme Court told the State Bar to return to a traditional, in-person format for the July licensing exam, ...

In a statement, California's Supreme Court justices said they will wait for a report on last week's technically troubled bar ...

The Supreme Court's decision is the latest in which conservative justices have reined in pollution control efforts.