Tag: Law

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Is there a constitutional right to Jack Phillips’ cakes?

Nicole Russell · December 28, 2018 5:01 am

Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an event.

Elon Musk insists his description of British diver as ‘pedo guy’ wasn’t meant to be taken literally

Joe Williams · December 27, 2018 8:08 pm

Rep.Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., chairman of the House Oversight Committee, emerges from the hearing room after a day of compelled testimony from former FBI Director James Comey, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018.

Trey Gowdy heading to familiar territory after retirement from Congress

Daniel Chaitin · December 27, 2018 8:07 pm

The Capitol is seen on the first morning of a partial government shutdown, as Democratic and Republican lawmakers are at a standoff with President Trump on spending for his border wall, in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018.

Federal judge rejects DOJ request to halt deadlines in asylum case because of government shutdown

Melissa Quinn · December 27, 2018 5:47 pm

President Donald Trump hands a pen to Sen Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, after signing criminal justice reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in Washington. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C, front row, second from right, watches.

Beltway Confidential

Trump will go down in history for using the First Step Act to redefine what it means to be ‘tough on crime’

Sarah Anderson · December 27, 2018 5:14 pm

Jerome Corsi: FBI, Mueller ‘harassing’ my family

Daniel Chaitin · December 27, 2018 2:20 pm

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she liked the actress who portrays her on "Saturday Night Live," referring to comedian Kate McKinnon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after surgery for lung cancer

Melissa Quinn · December 26, 2018 2:23 pm

The healthcare.gov website is seen on a laptop computer in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2017.

Obamacare cannot stand without its mandate

Adam Barsouk · December 26, 2018 12:59 pm

Plaintiffs Cathrine Schmid, second left, and Conner Callahan, second right, listens with supporters during a news conference in front of a federal courthouse following a hearing there in Seattle. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman says she won't immediately consider President Trump's new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military.

National Security

Transgender rights groups launch Christmas Eve bid to block Trump policy for military

Travis J. Tritten · December 24, 2018 5:00 am

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told CNN's Jake Tapper his response to the appointment of James Mattis as secretary of defense was "largely positive." (AP Photo)

Adam Schiff: Matthew Whitaker-Trump conversations about Mueller an ‘assault on the rule of law’

Kelly Cohen · December 23, 2018 4:50 pm

A group samples a flight of beers at the Maine Brewing Company in Freeport, Maine.

85 years ago, lawmakers gave beer its second constitutional amendment

Craig Purser · December 23, 2018 5:00 am

Robert Mueller is pictured.

Foreign company in possibly Mueller-related secret case heads to Supreme Court

Kelly Cohen · December 22, 2018 10:09 pm