Tag: Law

FILE - In this March 15, 2004, file photo, a woman runs the Franklinton floodwall next to the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio. The largest city named for Christopher Columbus has called off its observance of the holiday named for the explorer. Offices in Columbus, Ohio, will remain open Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, and close on Veterans Day instead.

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Ohio is quietly becoming one of the most pro-life states

Nicole Russell · November 21, 2018 8:02 pm

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Washington.

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Yes, Trump really has authority to use military force at the border

Tom Rogan · November 21, 2018 7:39 pm

Judge sets deadline for Maine Obamacare Medicaid expansion

Kimberly Leonard · November 21, 2018 7:24 pm

Chief Justice John Roberts.

Chief Justice John Roberts fires off rare rebuke after Trump’s ‘Obama judge’ jibe

Melissa Quinn · November 21, 2018 6:21 pm

President Donald Trump waves after speaking to the media before leaving the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, to travel to Florida, where he will spend Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump could be indicted for wanting DOJ to prosecute political enemies, ex-federal prosecutor says

Caitlin Yilek · November 21, 2018 6:02 pm

George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.

George Papadopoulos requests two-week delay before he heads to prison

Kelly Cohen · November 21, 2018 4:23 pm

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, left, dines with other officials, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in New York. Before joining the Justice Department, Whitaker earned nearly $1 million from a right-leaning nonprofit that doesn't disclose its donors, according to financial disclosure forms released Tuesday.

Ethics watchdogs and Trump critics pounce on ‘very sketchy’ release of Matthew Whitaker’s financial disclosure forms

Kelly Cohen · November 21, 2018 3:39 pm

CNN's Jim Acosta walks on the North Lawn driveway upon returning back to the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to immediately return Acostaâs credentials. He found that Acosta was âirreparably harmedâ and dismissed the governmentâs argument that CNN could send another reporter in Acostaâs place to cover the White House.

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Jim Acosta and CNN had no good First Amendment case against Trump

Jenna Ellis · November 21, 2018 2:57 pm

A federal law criminalizes female genital mutilation as a federal felony.

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Judge Bernard Friedman aids in the horrifying normalization of female genital mutilation

Tiana Lowe Doescher · November 20, 2018 11:47 pm

President Trump attends the American Commemoration Ceremony at the Suresnes American Cemetery in Paris, France, on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018.

Trump submits written answers to Mueller questions

Melissa Quinn · November 20, 2018 10:08 pm

Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to President Trump, listens to her father speak at Local 18 Richfield Training Facility, Thursday, March 29, 2018, in Richfield, Ohio.

Trump defends Ivanka on private emails: ‘All fake news’

Melissa Quinn · November 20, 2018 9:17 pm

Michael Avenatti speaks to the media outside the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division after being released from police custody following his arrest on a felony domestic violence charge, on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Avenatti demands release of security footage after allegation of domestic violence

Diana Stancy Correll · November 20, 2018 8:47 pm