Tag: Law

Activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Capitol to protest the confirmation vote of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Yes, investigate Julie Swetnick; it will help credible accusers in the future

Tiana Lowe Doescher · October 26, 2018 6:49 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a news conference.

Energy and Environment

California attorney general: Don’t let pipe bombs distract from climate ‘time bomb’

John Siciliano · October 26, 2018 6:34 pm

Louisville forward Deng Adel (22) drives past the defense of Virginia guard Devon Hall (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Louisville, Ky.

Beltway Confidential

NCAA tightens grip over elite athletes, thanks to federal court ruling

Tom Joyce · October 26, 2018 3:10 pm

In this photo from June 2017, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington.

Supreme Court justices play nice together in Kavanaugh era

Melissa Quinn · October 26, 2018 11:00 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is interviewed in Sacramento, Calif.

Energy and Environment

Democratic attorneys general threaten to sue Trump over clean car rules

John Siciliano · October 26, 2018 4:00 am

New York City Police Department officers arrive outside the Time Warner Center in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018.

Anti-Democrat mail bomber faces more than 100 years in prison

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2018 1:12 am

Michael Avenatti participates in the "How To Beat Trump: Kathy Griffin Interviews Michael Avenatti" panel at Politicon at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles.

Beltway Confidential

Planned Parenthood stands with the porn lawyer freak show

Becket Adams · October 25, 2018 11:57 pm

Chuck Grassley and Michael Avenatti are pictured.

Grassley refers Michael Avenatti, Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick to DOJ for criminal investigation

Melissa Quinn · October 25, 2018 5:23 pm

Beltway Confidential

There is operatively no difference between Republicans and Democrats on pre-existing conditions

Philip Klein · October 25, 2018 4:59 pm

A man walks past Saudi Arabia's consul general's official residence in Istanbul, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Turkey's state-run news agency says Saudi officials did not allow Turkish investigators, probing the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, to search a well in the garden of the Saudi Consulate. Turkish forensic teams have searched the Consulate, the consul general's official residence as well as vehicles belonging to the consulate as part of their probe into Khashoggi's disappearance and death.

Saudi prosecutor investigating Khashoggi’s death as a premeditated crime

Katelyn Caralle · October 25, 2018 12:51 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, left, and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, right, listen to questions about a settlement with Uber over a data breach during a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in San Francisco. Uber will pay $148 million and tighten data security after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information, according to a settlement announced Wednesday.

Energy and Environment

California on the fence when it comes to New York’s climate lawsuit

John Siciliano · October 24, 2018 9:06 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley and Brett Kavanaugh are pictured.

Chuck Grassley reveals he was target of death threats over support for Brett Kavanaugh

Sydney Fazio · October 24, 2018 7:41 pm