Tag: Law

A pair of ammunition magazines, one that can hold 10 shots, right, and a 20-round magazine are displayed at TDS Guns in Rocklin, Calif.

Federal court strikes down California gun magazine ban

Daniel Jativa · March 30, 2019 4:57 pm

"The moratorium is ... an opportunity for tech companies, elected officials, law enforcement, community based organizations and civil rights advocates and others," said Jesse Jackson. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Jesse Jackson says outrage over Jussie Smollett is ‘fake news’

Daniel Jativa · March 30, 2019 3:46 pm

A MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha graffiti is tagged on a Salvadorean bakery wall in Los Angeles Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012.

MS-13 gang member gets 26 years for murder and conspiracy

Jerry Dunleavy · March 30, 2019 2:47 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2017, file photo, a U.S. Secret Service Agent stands near vehicles from President Donald Trump's motorcade at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla.

Unlikely victim: Former Trump chauffeur in ICE custody

Daniel Jativa · March 29, 2019 10:59 pm

In this courtroom sketch, Maria Butina, left, is shown next to her attorney Robert Driscoll, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, during a court hearing at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

National Security

Russian spy Maria Butina asks to be deported after sentencing

Caitlin Yilek · March 29, 2019 9:14 pm

Alex Jones of Infowars speaks outside of the Dirksen building of Capitol Hill after listening to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms' on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Alex Jones claims psychosis is behind his conspiracy theories

Daniel Jativa · March 29, 2019 8:55 pm

Attorney General William Barr speaks in a roundtable to address elder financial exploitation, at Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Mueller’s personally preparing report release, adds to Barr’s credibility

Tiana Lowe Doescher · March 29, 2019 8:15 pm

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, will meet with Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe within the next 24 hours.

Mueller report to be made public by ‘mid-April,’ AG says

Melissa Quinn · March 29, 2019 7:40 pm

White House lawyer Ty Cobb walks to his car at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2018.

Ex-White House lawyer: I regret Trump attacks on Mueller diminished institution of the special counsel

Caitlin Yilek · March 29, 2019 7:36 pm

Beltway Confidential

This Supreme Court ruling on a death row inmate is a win for religious liberty, but what about similar cases?

Nicole Russell · March 29, 2019 7:16 pm

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday March 26, 2019, after prosecutors dropped all charges against him. Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs.

Beltway Confidential

Chicago’s last stand may screw Jussie Smollett anyway

Tiana Lowe Doescher · March 29, 2019 6:47 pm

Actor Jussie Smollett, right, listens as his attorney, Patricia Brown Holmes, speaks to reporters at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after prosecutors dropped all charges against him on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Illinois prosecutors group condemns Kimberly Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett case

Katelyn Caralle · March 29, 2019 4:31 pm