City Attorney of San Francisco

On Memorial Day, we honor those who laid down their lives in service to our nation. Today, we reflect upon their sacrifices and honor their memory with deep gratitude.

Our Office submitted an amicus brief in Louisiana v. FDA to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain access to medication abortion. Yesterday, SCOTUS issued an order to continue allowing telehealth and mail access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill.

Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.

Our Office joined an amicus brief in Louisiana v. FDA to defend access to medication abortion and protect the ability of communities to make decisions about reproductive health care access.

What to Know About the New Abortion Pill Case Before the Supreme Court The Louisiana lawsuit, which seeks to block telehealth prescribing and mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, has major implications for abortion access nationwide.

Happy Mother's Day from the San Francisco City Attorney's Office!

Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month from the City Attorney's Office!

Our Office joined a nationwide coalition in filing an amicus brief to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to keep Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrian and Haitian immigrants. TPS holders are part of our communities and economies. Ending TPS would have immediate and devastating consequences for more than a million people across the country.

Temporary Protected Status and the Supreme Court: an explainer The Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear argument in late April on the Trump administration’s effort to remove protected immigration status from Syrian and Haitian nationals.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently proposed a rule that would ban families with mixed immigration statuses from living together in federally assisted housing. Our Office submitted a public comment expressing our strong opposition.

California Demands Trump Withdraw Proposal Targeting Housing for Mixed-Status Families | KQED A state civil rights agency said the proposed change to the U.S. housing assistance policy would force families with mixed-immigration status to choose between facing eviction or separation from their loved ones.