Tag: Law

Ashley Oleson, with the League of Women Voters of Maryland, carries signs of Maryland's districts, as nonpartisan groups against gerrymandering protest in front of the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court rules against Maryland GOP voters in partisan gerrymandering case

Melissa Quinn · June 18, 2018 2:39 pm

Eric Silberman from Silver Spring, Md., from left, Charlie Cooper from Baltimore, Md., and Clay Wilson from Alexandria, Va., join others in a rally for a fair election outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country.

Supreme Court punts on two cases involving partisan gerrymandering

Melissa Quinn · June 18, 2018 2:25 pm

This Dec. 13, 2017 photo shows L. Francis Cissna, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, during an interview in his office in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday. In this December interview, Cissna said that he hoped to stem the growing backlog in asylum applications to prevent fraud and enable those truly fleeing persecution to settle here. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, the agency announced plans to start reviewing newer asylum applications first and pushing those already waiting years toward the back of the line.

Almost 60,000 DACA recipients have been arrested at least once since program began

Anna Giaritelli · June 18, 2018 2:21 pm

Trump says he doesn’t want Europe’s migrant crisis to happen in the US

Katelyn Caralle · June 18, 2018 1:34 pm

President Trump speaks to reporters on the North Lawn of the White House.

Beltway Confidential

Why Trump is wrong to blame child separation solely on the Democrats

Siraj Hashmi · June 18, 2018 1:13 pm

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks to the media along with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Mark Pocan, D-Wis., in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector's Centralized Processing Center in McAllen, Texas.

Democrats tour Texas immigration centers in push to end Trump’s zero tolerance policy

Katelyn Caralle · June 18, 2018 12:38 pm

A U.S. Border Patrol agent watches as people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States stand in line at a facility in McAllen, Texas.

Trump administration could be holding 30,000 border kids by August, officials say

Anna Giaritelli · June 18, 2018 12:23 pm

Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that he could refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because of his religious beliefs did not violate Colorado's anti-discrimination law Monday, June 4, 2018, in Lakewood, Colo.

Colorado baker: People from all over 'thrilled' by Supreme Court's ruling in wedding cake case

Daniel Chaitin · June 17, 2018 7:05 pm

Michael Avenatti, the attorney and spokesperson for adult film actress Stormy Daniels, speaks to reporters outside federal court, Monday, April 16, 2018, in New York.

Michael Avenatti: Stephen Miller used ‘fascist zeal’ to sell immigration policy to Trump

Daniel Chaitin · June 17, 2018 5:35 pm

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks on television in the Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 14, 2018.

Kellyanne Conway on White House leaker: ‘I want that person to say it to my face, I really do’

Naomi Lim · June 17, 2018 4:27 pm

The radio company had a partnership with Breitbart which allowed Bannon to host a talk show, which was subsequently nixed in the wake of the news.

Steve Bannon: Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy doesn’t have to be justified

Kelly Cohen · June 17, 2018 2:08 pm

Supreme Court could follow ‘bake the cake’ with decision to hear ‘arrange the flowers’ case this week

Melissa Quinn · June 17, 2018 4:00 am