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Conviction of Bonds on Obstruction Charge Is Upheld by Judge

Conviction of Bonds on Obstruction Charge Is Upheld by Judge

A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday denied Barry Bonds’s request to drop his obstruction of justice conviction, upholding that jury verdict and also rejecting Bonds’s request for a new trial on that charge.

 

Judge rejects bid to set aside Proposition 8 ruling

A federal judge's long-term same-sex relationship did not mean he would be biased in handling the legal challenge to Proposition 8 and does not justify wiping out his ruling invalidating California's ban on gay marriage, the Bay Area's chief federal judge ruled Tuesday.

 

Court to decide whether Prop. 8 judge's relationship should wipe out gay marriage ruling

A federal district judge in San Francisco has scheduled a hearing Monday over whether the retired federal judge who struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage should have his ruling wiped from the legal record because of his relationship with a man.

 

Judge denies NFL request to freeze lockout ruling

Judge denies NFL request to freeze lockout ruling

NFL players suing the league on antitrust grounds scored another courtroom victory late last night, as Federal District Court Judge Susan Nelson denied the NFL’s request for a stay to the preliminary injunction she granted Monday to lift the six-week lockout.

 

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