Tag: Law

Beltway Confidential

The Supreme Court shouldn’t have to issue so many emergency stay orders, but under Trump, it does

Eddie Scarry · June 17, 2020 5:49 pm

Solicitor General Noel Francisco resigning from Justice Department

Anthony Leonardi · June 17, 2020 5:05 pm

Spicer said Gorsuch was "very clear that he was not commenting on any specific matter." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s ‘but Gorsuch’ case for reelection takes hit with social conservatives

W. James Antle III · June 17, 2020 7:00 am

The sun flares in the camera lens as it rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court casuistry on sex differences

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2020 4:01 am

Robert Mueller, former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.

Top DOJ official announces resignation hours after appearing in lawsuit over Bolton book

Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin · June 17, 2020 12:38 am

Masked Palestinian Hamas gunmen take part in the funeral of Hamas militant Mahmoud al-Nabahin, 24, in Buriej refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed al-Nabahin and wounded four others shortly after an Israeli soldier was shot on the border of the coastal enclave, authorities said. Following the incident, Israel said it would halt a key transfer of Qatari funds to the Gaza Strip.

Justice Department can and should prosecute Palestinian war criminals

Matthew Mainen · June 17, 2020 12:00 am

Richmond Police Chief William Smith, left, is confronted by a protester as he attempts to address a large crowd in front of City Hall, Tuesday June 2, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney apologized after police, the night before, lobbed tear gas at a group of peaceful demonstrators during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.

Richmond police chief forced out as protests continue

Zach Halaschak · June 16, 2020 11:22 pm

In this April 4, 2019, file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Josh Hawley, R-Mo., listens to witnesses during the Committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Josh Hawley condemns ‘legal conservative effort’ for betraying religious conservatives

Nicholas Rowan · June 16, 2020 7:51 pm

A demonstrator carries a sign reading: "Robert Fuller 4Ever" during an All Black Lives Matter march organized by black members of the LGBTQ community, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sunday, June 14, 2020. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva will hold an online town hall Monday, June 15, to address the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in the city of Palmdale last week. Robert Fuller's body was discovered last Wednesday at a park near City Hall.

Los Angeles coroner backtracks on suicide ruling in hanging death of Robert Fuller

Spencer Neale · June 16, 2020 6:52 pm

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order on "improving free inquiry, transparency, and accountability on campus" after signing in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Washington.

Trump signs executive order on police reform

Anthony Leonardi · June 16, 2020 6:18 pm

Joy Behar

‘The thanks they get’: Joy Behar mocks Trump base ‘disappointment’ after Supreme Court ruling

Spencer Neale · June 16, 2020 4:52 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

At least 250 NYC inmates released due to Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus directive rearrested 450 times

Andrew Mark Miller · June 16, 2020 4:07 pm