Tag: Courts

Texas man sentenced to 70 years in prison after branding his ex-girlfriend with a belt.

‘Like you would with cattle’: Man sentenced to 70 years for forcibly branding his girlfriend

Zach Halaschak · August 16, 2019 3:09 pm

Beltway Confidential

Utah is finally eliminating debtors’ prisons — when will the rest of the country?

Molly Davis · August 14, 2019 4:20 pm

Greg Craig, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, April 12, 2019, after pleading not guilty to charges of making false and misleading statements to federal prosecutors related to his work on behalf of Russian-backed former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

Trial of Obama White House counsel delayed as jury pool is dismissed

Jerry Dunleavy · August 13, 2019 7:40 pm

In this Thursday, June 13, 2019, photo public defender Tiffany Caban speaks during a Queens District Attorney candidates forum at St. John's University in New York.

Beltway Confidential

The prison-abolitionist Left can’t even win in Queens

Tiana Lowe Doescher · August 7, 2019 7:35 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2018, file photo, the U. S. Supreme Court building stands quietly before dawn in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Americans lost the double jeopardy round at the Supreme Court

Adam Carrington · June 18, 2019 2:34 pm

Visitors line up at the Supreme Court in Washington as the justices prepare to hand down decisions on Monday.

Supreme Court declines to overturn exception to double jeopardy clause

Melissa Quinn · June 17, 2019 2:17 pm

FILE - In this March 13, 2019, file phtooHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Azar says drugmakers will soon have to reveal prices of their prescription medicines in those ever-present TV ads. The Trump administration will issue final regulations on May 8 requiring drug companies to disclose list prices of medications costing more than $35 for a monthâs supply. Azar tells The Associated Press if drugmakers are scared to put prices in ads that means they should lower those prices.

Drugmakers sue to block Trump rule requiring drug prices in TV advertisements

Noah Garfinkel · June 14, 2019 9:56 pm

Border Patrol agent Vincent Pirro looks on near where a border wall ends that separates the cities of Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in San Diego.

Judge rejects Democrats’ attempt to block funds transfer for border wall

Caitlin Yilek · June 3, 2019 10:50 pm

Chairwoman Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. arrives before David Marcus, CEO of Facebook's Calibra digital wallet service, testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2019.

Judge rules banks should give Trump’s financial records to Congress

John Gage · May 22, 2019 9:02 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a event on medical billing in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Washington.

Judge expedites Trump lawsuit to block House subpoena of his accountant

Colin Wilhelm, Melissa Quinn · May 9, 2019 9:30 pm

Federal judge criticizes Barr over transparency concerns for the Mueller report

Jerry Dunleavy · April 16, 2019 8:47 pm

From left, Supreme Court Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Elena Kagan speak in the audience before President Trump arrives for a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.

Washington Secrets

Trump nominates 51 judges at once, enough to fill one-third of all court vacancies

Paul Bedard · January 23, 2019 5:50 pm