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Re:A legal fund to sue SF over housing deadlock by JumpCrisscross on Friday September 09, 2022 @10:43PM (#32787222)
> city might have to pay, but this is basically the people paying themselves - tax payers pay the tax payers

Courts can also order specific performance.

> If you sue the city and win, the judge orders the city to follow the law, and they still don't, do elected officials go to jail or something?

Courts happily hold municipalities in contempt. The community can then figure out how to hold their electeds responsible.

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Re:A legal fund to sue SF over housing deadlock by m00x on Saturday September 10, 2022 @01:10AM (#32787970)
> Courts happily hold municipalities in contempt. The community can then figure out how to hold their electeds responsible.

Can you post examples of this happening, and what the ratio is?

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Re:A legal fund to sue SF over housing deadlock by JumpCrisscross on Saturday September 10, 2022 @09:09AM (#32790277)
> examples of this happening

https://lawblog.legalmatch.com/2021/05/03/town-of-mooresvill...

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Re:A legal fund to sue SF over housing deadlock by m00x on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @04:17PM (#32829668)
Ratio?

One example isn't very telling.

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Re:A legal fund to sue SF over housing deadlock by shlurpy on Saturday September 10, 2022 @10:58AM (#32791197)
What would being held in contempt mean? It seems to be just another fine.
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Re:A legal fund to sue SF over housing deadlock by landemva on Saturday September 10, 2022 @12:56PM (#32792379)
Knowing contempt of lawful order can get a person locked up until they comply with the order. Some politics and public perception may come into play.
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