Tag: Law

A vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. The nationalists were holding the rally to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. There were several hundred protesters marching in a long line when the car drove into a group of them.

Man accused of running over Charlottesville protesters charged with federal hate crimes

Melissa Quinn · June 27, 2018 5:24 pm

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during his address at the Western Conservative Summit, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Denver.

Justice Department starts handing out public safety grants to non-sanctuary cities

Kelly Cohen · June 27, 2018 5:06 pm

Visitors stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. The U.S. Senate is expected to approve a sweeping revamp of financial rules this week. Some big banks are lobbying right up to the vote in hopes of salvaging a victory because the legislation probably marks the last time lawmakers with full plates will take up financial regulations before November's crucial midterm elections.

Beltway Confidential

The Supreme Court’s freedom summer

Emily Jashinsky · June 27, 2018 4:21 pm

Illinois government employee Mark Janus, center, turns after thanking supporters outside the Supreme Court.

Beltway Confidential

Union membership is now a choice for government employees. Cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth

David Freddoso · June 27, 2018 4:01 pm

Beltway Confidential

DC Council doesn’t help anyone by targeting cashless restaurants to make a point

Erin Dunne · June 27, 2018 3:52 pm

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., joins an women's advocacy group, MomsRising, to protest against threats by President Donald Trump against Central American asylum-seekers to separate children from their parents along the southwest border to deter migrants from crossing into the United States, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

Supreme Court ruling on public sector unions leaves Democrats devastated, Republicans giddy

Caitlin Yilek · June 27, 2018 3:23 pm

Union: Federal worker benefits could disappear after Supreme Court ruling

Pete Kasperowicz · June 27, 2018 3:03 pm

President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017.

Trump celebrates Supreme Court union ruling as a ‘big loss’ for Democrats

Katelyn Caralle · June 27, 2018 2:43 pm

Lake Lanier on the Chattahoochee River.

Energy and Environment

Supreme Court sides with Florida over Georgia in water fight

John Siciliano · June 27, 2018 2:32 pm

Kevin Poirier, an educator from West Charlotte school gathers with other educators during a teachers rally at the General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Thousands of teachers rallied the state capital seeking a political showdown over wages and funding for public school classrooms.

Supreme Court decision puts workers In driver’s seat

Washington Examiner · June 27, 2018 2:31 pm

People gather at the Supreme Court awaiting a decision in an Illinois union dues case, Janus vs. AFSCME, in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2018. The outcome of that case and several others were not announced Monday as the court's term comes to a close.

Beltway Confidential

Janus v. AFSCME strikes a blow for freedom

Jeanne Allen · June 27, 2018 2:22 pm

People gather at the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court delivers major blow to government unions

Sean Higgins · June 27, 2018 2:06 pm