Bob Egelko

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Bob Egelko

Transgender rights supporters rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during hearings on the Tennessee laws on Dec. 4, 2024. Jose Luis Magana/Associated PressThe Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to expel thousands of transgender troops from the U.S. military last month while it considers his request to ban them from service.

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By Any Means Necessary organizers Ronald Cruz and Adarene Hoag protest outside of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Tuesday. Jessica Christian/S.F. ChronicleJoanna Gaeta wears a Mexican flag while protesting outside of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Tuesday.

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Bob Egelko

As officers across California clash with protesters of immigration raids, two Bay Area lawmakers proposed legislation Monday that would make it a crime for state or federal police to wear masks. "We do not need secret police in California," state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said at a news conference on the steps of City Hall announcing the introduction of Senate Bill 627. "It's important that we know who are carrying out law enforcement operations," said the bill's co-author, Sen.

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Bob Egelko

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said a provision in the new version of the tax-cut bill, extremely limiting the number of people who could challenge the federal government, would “restore the constitutional role of the federal judiciary.”Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagSenate Republicans have shelved, at least for now, a provision of President Donald Trump’s tax-cut bill that would prevent enforcement of some past court orders against Trump.

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Bob Egelko

The face covering donned by this officer outside a federal building and Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in downtown Los Angeles on June 13 would be prohibited under new proposed legislation. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesAs officers across California clash with protesters of immigration raids, two Bay Area lawmakers proposed legislation Monday that would make it a crime for state or federal police to wear masks. “We do not need secret police in California,” state Sen.