Tag: Law

Workers prep poultry at the meatpacking company JBS, in Lapa, in the Brazilian state of Parana, Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Brazil's president said Tuesday that a scandal over sale of expired meat is an "economic embarrassment". On Tuesday, Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety announced that it would temporarily suspend imports of frozen and chilled meat and poultry from Brazil, starting immediately, in response to Brazilian investigators charges that health inspectors were bribed to overlook the sale of expired meats.

Bipartisan pair of senators want antitrust investigation into meatpackers amid plant closures

Kerry Picket · April 29, 2020 4:07 pm

UN warns prolonged coronavirus lockdowns could lead to 31M domestic violence cases

Anthony Leonardi · April 28, 2020 5:25 pm

Justice Samuel Alito issues scathing rebuke of Supreme Court decision to discard Second Amendment case

Anthony Leonardi · April 28, 2020 3:26 pm

The Supreme Court is shown, Monday, April 6, 2020 in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from the Catholic church in Washington, DC, that sought to place religious-themed ads on public buses.

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Catholic Church sued for sex abuse transparency and defended by other faith groups

Nicole Russell · April 27, 2020 8:36 pm

Visitors line up to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, as the justices begin the second week of the new term. The landscape has changed very quickly for gay marriage in the U.S. Last week, the Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from several states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. The Oct. 6 move effectively legalized gay marriage in about 30 states and triggered a flurry of rulings and confusion in lower courts across the nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court tosses gun rights case that could have expanded Second Amendment protections

Anthony Leonardi · April 27, 2020 6:02 pm

Supreme Court requests documents in Trump financial case to address ‘political question doctrine’

Anthony Leonardi · April 27, 2020 3:22 pm

Supreme Court declines to review Rand Paul attacker’s case

Anthony Leonardi · April 27, 2020 1:57 pm

Gate at Harvard Yard in Harvard University.

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Harvard law professor against home schooling forgets to check her class privilege

Erin Valdez · April 27, 2020 4:00 am

Attorney who represented Ukraine whistleblower ‘not aware of any’ retaliation against intelligence official

Daniel Chaitin · April 25, 2020 8:15 pm

Man convicted of killing four people in race-related shooting spree

Zach Halaschak · April 25, 2020 5:03 pm

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

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Brett Kavanaugh strikes blow against precedent, hinting at stance on Roe v. Wade

Nicole Russell · April 25, 2020 4:00 am

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on public charge rule

Anthony Leonardi · April 25, 2020 1:20 am