Tag: Law

Mary Torres of Falls Church, Va., left, with her daughter Maria Torres, and Eugene Delgaudio, holds up a rolling pin in support of cake artist Jack Phillips, while outside of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, during the 'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission' case in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

The Supreme Court’s missed opportunity in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case

Gabriel Malor · June 4, 2018 4:15 pm

President Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One.

Beltway Confidential

A self-pardoning Trump couldn’t save himself from the law

Tom Rogan · June 4, 2018 3:16 pm

President Trump listens during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.

Beltway Confidential

Oh no, Trump, what are you doing?

Siraj Hashmi · June 4, 2018 3:05 pm

Donald Trump Jr. mocked Hillary Clinton for joking that she might dress up as the president for Halloween. "That's cute," Trump Jr. responded. "She can borrow my @realDonaldTrump mask." (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Donald Trump Jr. mocks ‘balsy’ Bill Clinton for playing victim in Monica Lewinksy scandal

Caitlin Yilek · June 4, 2018 2:40 pm

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips cracks eggs into a cake batter mixer inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court is taking on a new clash between gay rights and religion in a case about a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado.

Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker who refused to make cake for same-sex wedding

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 2:23 pm

Activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children to obtain an abortion, outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington.

Supreme Court tosses lower court ruling in illegal immigrant teen abortion case

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 1:57 pm

Lawyers for the president are preparing to offer the special counsel a chance to sit down with Trump if federal investigators don't request an interview by Thanksgiving, according to a report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Trump: Robert Mueller appointment is ‘unconstitutional’

Caitlin Yilek · June 4, 2018 1:34 pm

Visitors line up to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, as the justices begin the second week of the new term. The landscape has changed very quickly for gay marriage in the U.S. Last week, the Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from several states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. The Oct. 6 move effectively legalized gay marriage in about 30 states and triggered a flurry of rulings and confusion in lower courts across the nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The 6 blockbuster cases to watch as the Supreme Court term ends

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 12:00 pm

National Security

Trump says he has the ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself

Caitlin Yilek · June 4, 2018 8:50 am

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at memorial service for former New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne in Millburn, N.J., Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Byrne died last week at age 93. Several former governors and current members of the congressional delegation are attending the memorial service of the two-term Democrat. Byrne is remembered for being a bipartisan leader and for authorizing the law permitting gambling in Atlantic City.

Chris Christie: Trump will be impeached if he pardons himself

Kelly Cohen · June 3, 2018 3:12 pm

Rudy Giuliani: ‘Leaning toward not’ letting Trump sit with Mueller

Kelly Cohen · June 3, 2018 2:50 pm

Preet Bharara attends The Bloomberg 50, a celebration of icons and innovators who changed global business in 2017, at Gotham Hall on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in New York.

Preet Bharara: Trump pardoning himself would be ‘almost self-executing impeachment’

Daniel Chaitin · June 3, 2018 1:29 pm