Tag: Law

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Democrats introduce bill to strip workers of rights won under Supreme Court union ruling

Sean Higgins · June 28, 2018 10:08 pm

Supreme Court upholds redrawing of four North Carolina state legislative districts

Melissa Quinn · June 28, 2018 9:25 pm

NSA deletes years of call records, says it exceeded legal limit

Steven Nelson · June 28, 2018 9:02 pm

An immigrant child looks out from a U.S. Border Patrol bus leaving as protesters block the street outside the U.S. Border Patrol Central Processing Center Saturday, June 23, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. Additional law enforcement officials were called in to help control the crowd and allow the bus to move.

Legislative push would crack open child immigration detention facilities to lawmakers

Daniel Chaitin · June 28, 2018 8:25 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaks with reporters about meeting with Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The meeting with Freeland comes after President Donald Trump insulted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Group of Seven summit, calling him "dishonest" and "weak," after the prime minister spoke against American tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Jeff Flake won’t withhold support for Supreme Court nominee over tariffs

Melissa Quinn · June 28, 2018 8:06 pm

The WikiLeaks founder called it a constitutional violation.

Pence pressed Ecuadorian president on country’s protection of Julian Assange

Gabby Morrongiello · June 28, 2018 7:10 pm

Roger Stone attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.

Another ex-aide to Roger Stone aide subpoenaed in Mueller investigation: Report

William Nardi · June 28, 2018 6:07 pm

The columns and west pediment of the U.S. Supreme Court building are seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The unexpected death in February of Justice Antonin Scalia triggered an election-year standoff on Capitol Hill as leaders in the GOP-controlled Congress insist they will not allow a confirmation hearing for Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obamaâs choice for the high court.

Supreme Court to revisit Constitution’s double jeopardy clause next term

Melissa Quinn · June 28, 2018 5:48 pm

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, April 10, 2017.

Advocacy groups rush to the airwaves following news of Anthony Kennedy’s Supreme Court retirement

Melissa Quinn · June 28, 2018 4:27 pm

Linda Sarsour attends the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Kings Theatre on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in New York.

Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour leading women in ‘mass civil disobediance’ against Trump immigration policy

Emma Ayers · June 28, 2018 3:46 pm

Equifax, based in Atlanta, has named a new technology chief to oversee data-security improvements.

SEC charges second Equifax employee with insider trading

Joe Williams · June 28, 2018 3:03 pm

Teachers unions are hoping that recent grass-roots protests over pay and working conditions will blunt the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on union fees and help persuade dues-paying members not to abandon them.

Supreme Court reverses ruling on Kansas woman who says police stopped her from praying

Melissa Quinn · June 28, 2018 2:55 pm