A Florida federal judge in a blistering order said President Donald Trump had sued the Internal Revenue Service "for an improper purpose" — to gain the appearance of "judicial legitimacy" for a controversial settlement with the Justice Department, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harry Dorfman, seen here in 2012 commenting on a verdict at the Hall of Justice, will no longer allow the use of a racial slur in his courtroom. (Liz Hafalia/S.F. Chronicle) Unlike his ...

Alvin Hellerstein, a federal judge who for decades oversaw some of the country's most high-profile cases, has died.