Tag: Law

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, listens to questions from Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., in the evening of the second day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Sept. 5, 2018.

Sexual misconduct allegation fuels last-minute push to tank Kavanaugh

Melissa Quinn · September 16, 2018 4:00 am

FILE - This April 11, 2011 file photo shows attorney Alan Dershowitz at a hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, where he was preparing to defend former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, who was accused in the murder of an investigative journalist more than 10 years ago. The papers of the prominent lawyer and author are now available to researchers at Dershowitz's alma mater, Brooklyn College. Dershowitz donated his papers to Brooklyn College rather than Harvard, where he is a professor.

Alan Dershowitz: Manafort plea a ‘big win’ for Mueller

Caitlin Yilek · September 15, 2018 1:31 am

Greg Craig is seen talking to the media.

Federal prosecutors weigh charges against former Obama White House counsel: Report

Caitlin Yilek · September 14, 2018 11:34 pm

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves Federal District Court. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Read Paul Manafort’s plea agreement

Kelly Cohen · September 14, 2018 8:02 pm

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Judiciary Committee to charge ahead with vote on Kavanaugh nomination after sexual misconduct allegation

Melissa Quinn · September 14, 2018 6:18 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calf., told ABC News on Wednesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions' interest in pursuing an investigation into Hillary Clinton represents a "threat to our democracy."

Adam Schiff wants Manafort to testify in Congress after guilty plea

Robert Donachie · September 14, 2018 6:00 pm

Mourners console each other during the public viewing before the funeral of Botham Shem Jean at the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ on Thursday, September 13, 2018 in Richardson, Texas. He was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer in his apartment last week in Dallas.

Beltway Confidential

There’s no excuse for the police shooting of Botham Jean; a bit of weed in his apartment doesn’t change that

Erin Dunne · September 14, 2018 5:16 pm

Company moves up retirement date for secretary of state nominee so he can concentrate on being confirmed.

Beltway Confidential

Green activists miss key point in their climate change lawsuit against Exxon Mobil

Kevin Mooney · September 14, 2018 3:55 pm

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh departs during a break in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, for the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Kavanaugh denies accusation he forced himself on girl in high school: Report

Melissa Quinn · September 14, 2018 3:33 pm

Healthcare professionals join hundreds of people marching through downtown Los Angeles protesting President Trump's plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.

Patient groups sue Trump administration over short-term health plans

Kimberly Leonard · September 14, 2018 2:38 pm

A status hearing was scheduled Friday for Paul Manafort amid reports that he was nearing a plea deal to avoid trial next week on charges stemming from work he did for pro-Russia political forces in Ukraine.

Paul Manafort pleads guilty to conspiracy, agrees to ‘cooperation’ as part of the deal

Kelly Cohen · September 14, 2018 1:52 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 4, 2018.

65 women defend Kavanaugh after sexual misconduct allegation

Melissa Quinn · September 14, 2018 12:52 pm