Bob Egelko
SF Chronicle
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Low-income jurors could make $100 a day under new California bill
A new bill would extend statewide a San Francisco program that increases the pay of low-income jurors from $15 to $100 a day in criminal trials. → Read More
Groups sue to stop California from ordering unhoused, severely mentally ill people into treatment
Gov. Newsom’s CARE Court program, requiring people with severe untreated mental illness... → Read More
Is it possible to write a neutral book on the Supreme Court’s ‘momentous’ year? One top expert gave it a shot
A new book by Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky tries to offer “neutral” assessments... → Read More
Politics aren’t the only hurdle for any potential federal abortion legislation
Congress could try to restore abortion rights — but some legal observers say such a law... → Read More
Only the state — not individual school districts — can mandate vaccines, appeals court rules
Local schools can’t bypass the state and order children to be vaccinated against COVID,... → Read More
California elections for top judicial posts: Big stakes, little info available to the public
Few decisions facing California voters will have such significant consequences, based on... → Read More
‘A lot of cases will get another look’: More convictions can be challenged over racial bias under new California law
First-in-the-nation law will allow people to challenge their convictions and sentences... → Read More
Even if California’s gig driver law survives a court test, it might not survive the Biden administration
Proposed Labor Department rules on employees and contractors could scrap Prop. 22, which... → Read More
How the California Supreme Court went from political lightning rod to low-key happy family
The California Supreme Court, once a political lightning rod, no longer stirs much... → Read More
San Francisco sues Princess Cruise Lines, tugboat company over 2019 harbor mishap
The city is seeking more than $1 million in damages over the 2019 incident that knocked a... → Read More
Sex abuse charges against former Dublin prison guard are the latest in a string of serious incidents
A former federal prison guard at Dublin is being charged with additional counts of sexual... → Read More
California railroad workers aren’t entitled to state sick leave benefits, court rules
An appeals court found a California law providing paid sick pay for time missed because... → Read More
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: ‘The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion’
Roe v. Wade decision divides nation in half, between states that will outlaw abortion and others, including California, that will offer refuge to women seeking abortions. → Read More
State leaders vowed recall reform after the failed attempt to oust Newsom. Those efforts have stalled
Overhauling the recall system in California, seen as an urgent need after the failed campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom, now appears to have dropped off the political agenda. → Read More
Marin apartment owners agree to a settlement after refusing to rent to Section 8 recipients
The Greenbrae apartment complex has agreed to a settlement after refusing, despite... → Read More
Do bumblebees count as fish? Here’s why a California court just said yes, actually
Bumblebees can be classified as an endangered species in California, a state appeals... → Read More
Just after Texas shooting, California Senate passes Texas-style bill targeting assault weapons, ghost guns
State lawmakers reacted to the Texas shooting during a debate over a measure allowing private lawsuits against sellers of assault weapons or untraceable ghost guns. → Read More
Ninth Circuit overturns behavioral health care rulings that required insurer to reconsider thousands of claims
An appeals court overturned a ruling that would have required a major insurer to... → Read More
Former Gilroy woman sentenced to 45 days for role in Jan. 6 riot
A former Gilroy woman whose Trump support began with an errant golf shot in 2006 was... → Read More
Judge rejects home confinement for doctor who put false date on $217 bill
A Bay Area doctor sent to prison for putting a false date on a $217 insurance bill, and... → Read More