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Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 26, 2023
Democratic politicians increasingly hostile to judges over homeless cases
On homelessness, the gap between Democratic elected officials across California and judges appointed by Democratic presidents has widened to a chasm.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed stood among protesters outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse in July, complaining through a bullhorn about the decisions of a judge “who doesn’t even live here.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an interview in August that he considered putting the phone number of a judge on a billboard because he was so outraged by a decision and called on higher courts to do something about it.
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