Tag: Law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sued over expanded stay-at-home order

Dominick Mastrangelo · April 16, 2020 5:57 pm

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Congress must make states equal partners in responding to emergencies

Kristin Shapiro · April 16, 2020 10:00 am

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Kansas upholds ban on religious gatherings after battle between governor and legislature

Nicole Russell · April 15, 2020 7:39 pm

This undated photo issued by the Metropolitan Police shows Jonty Bravery. The 18-year-old will serve at least 15 years in prison for throwing a 6-year-old French boy from a 10th-floor viewing platform at Londonâs Tate Modern art gallery. Jonty Bravery was convicted of attempted murder for throwing the child off the balcony.

Florida man arrested after threat of mass shooting at Publix because ‘not enough people’ wearing masks

Zach Halaschak · April 15, 2020 7:27 pm

Ferry commuters walk through an automated disinfecting machine installed this week that sprays disinfectant onto all passengers boarding or disembarking ferries that cross the harbor of Mombasa, on the south coast of Kenya Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Kenya this week increased its restrictions to combat the coronavirus, announcing travel bans into and out of the capital city, Nairobi, the port of Mombasa and two counties.

African country says those not wearing masks during coronavirus pandemic will be arrested

Zach Halaschak · April 15, 2020 5:09 pm

In this photo provided by T.J. Sjostrum and taken July 26, 2019, is Sjostrum with his son Nolan at the Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, after his son flew over for the summer. The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on divorced familiesâ custody arrangements as parents get sick or exposed to the illness. In other cases, it is driving already feuding exes to battle over how seriously the other is heeding stay-at-home orders. Sjostrum, a 36-year-old researcher in Virginia, said he was getting ready to pick up his 10-year-old son when his ex-wife said she wanted the boy to stay with her for the duration of the stay-at-home order. He said he had already been waiting for a court hearing to revisit their custody plan and now doesn't know when he'll get one.

Coronavirus crisis complicates child custody battles

Kerry Picket · April 15, 2020 2:09 pm

This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein.

'National disgrace': Reluctant appeals court rejects bid to undo Jeffrey Epstein nonprosecution deal

Mike Brest · April 14, 2020 7:16 pm

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Mining the moon sounds crazy, but Trump’s executive order is smart

Tim Worstall · April 14, 2020 4:07 pm

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Conservatives must reject Trump’s false claim to ‘total authority’

Brad Polumbo · April 14, 2020 2:22 pm

‘It is the governors who will make the decision’: Andrew Napolitano denies Trump has power to reopen states

Mike Brest · April 14, 2020 12:45 pm

Trial lawyer greed in time of need

Victor Schwartz · April 14, 2020 4:00 am

In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, a teenager wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of an elderly Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington in Kentucky is looking into this and other videos that show youths, possibly from the diocese's all-male Covington Catholic High School, mocking Native Americans at a rally in Washington.

Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann says he’s been under ‘constant threat’ since incident

Mike Brest · April 13, 2020 8:35 pm