Tag: Law

Robert Mueller appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Mueller has communications between Roger Stone and WikiLeaks, court filing says

Caitlin Yilek · February 15, 2019 11:48 pm

Longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone departs after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Washington. Stone says there is "not one shred of evidence" that he was involved with Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone's interview comes as the House and Senate intelligence panels are looking into the Russian meddling and possible links to Trump's campaign.

Judge slaps gag order on Roger Stone, attorneys in Mueller case

Caitlin Yilek · February 15, 2019 8:40 pm

Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), speaks at an event.

ACLU will sue to block Trump’s ‘illegal power grab’ on border security

Anna Giaritelli · February 15, 2019 8:03 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Legal arguments about Trump’s border wall emergency declaration are no slam dunk for either side

Philip Klein · February 15, 2019 6:51 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Trump blows up his best legal defense of the border wall national emergency

Tiana Lowe Doescher · February 15, 2019 4:51 pm

President Trump speaks at an event.

Energy and Environment

Green groups ready to sue Trump over emergency wall order

John Siciliano · February 14, 2019 10:22 pm

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up outside the Supreme Court, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington.

State government allies helped public sector unions absorb the Janus Supreme Court ruling

Sean Higgins · February 14, 2019 9:53 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, joined by Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., center, and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., right, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the top Senate border security negotiator, speak to reporters about the bipartisan compromise worked out last night to avert another government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

This is not a national emergency: Congress must update the National Emergency Act

Tiana Lowe Doescher · February 14, 2019 9:50 pm

Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

Senate confirms William Barr to be Trump’s next attorney general

Susan Ferrechio · February 14, 2019 6:10 pm

Michael Avenatti speaks to the media outside the Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division.

Michael Avenatti cedes control of law firm

Diana Stancy Correll · February 14, 2019 5:57 am

The music streaming service Spotify says it has removed some episodes of âThe Alex Jones Showâ podcast for violating its hate content policy. The company said late Wednesday that it takes reports of hate content seriously and reviews any podcast or song reported by customers.

Judge orders Alex Jones to undergo up to 5-hour deposition in Sandy Hook defamation case

Daniel Chaitin · February 14, 2019 3:38 am

Law concept: abortion law in court.

Beltway Confidential

Rhode Island voters overwhelmingly oppose New York-style abortion law: Poll

Becket Adams · February 13, 2019 10:18 pm