Tag: Law

Summer Zervos, center, leaves Manhattan State Supreme court with attorney Gloria Allred, left, after a hearing in New York. Zervos, a contestant on Trump's reality TV show "The Apprentice" in 2006 who accused Trump of unwanted sexual contact in 2007, filed a defamation lawsuit after Trump dismissed her claims as "fabricated and made-up charges."

New York court allows ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s defamation lawsuit against Trump

Melissa Quinn · May 17, 2018 5:33 pm

The silhouette of Robert Mueller, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, is seen as he leaves the U.S. Capitol Building following a meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Senators on the Intelligence Committee pressed administration officials Wednesday to disclose more about the extent of Russian hacking attempts during last year's election after the government disclosed that 21 states had been targeted.

Robert Mueller gives judge in Paul Manafort case classified memo outlining scope of Russia investigation

Kelly Cohen · May 17, 2018 4:13 pm

President Trump sarcastically congratulates America on one year Russia probe anniversary.

Trump: Spies in my campaign would be ‘bigger than Watergate’

Katelyn Caralle · May 17, 2018 12:04 pm

‘Gimme a break, Comey’: Rudy Giuliani rips former FBI director for leaking

Pete Kasperowicz · May 17, 2018 11:37 am

Rudy Giuliani: Trump wants to testify

Pete Kasperowicz · May 17, 2018 11:25 am

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai's comments on his dedication to the First Amendment were his first after President Trump suggested last week on Twitter that NBC News and other networks should have their broadcast licenses revoked.

Office of Special Counsel finds FCC’s Ajit Pai didn’t violate the Hatch Act

Melissa Quinn · May 17, 2018 10:55 am

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at the Georgetown University Law Center campus in Washington, D.C.

‘RBG’ is a mini box office smash

Associated Press · May 16, 2018 10:17 pm

Mike Smith rides Justify to victory during the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Louisville, Ky.

Beltway Confidential

Legalized sports betting: The best defense against corruption

Guy Bentley · May 16, 2018 9:18 pm

Michael Cohen, an attorney for Donald Trump, arrives in Trump Tower, in New York, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.

Ethics chief faults Trump for not reporting Michael Cohen payment in 2017

Kelly Cohen · May 16, 2018 6:35 pm

A J-20 stealth fighter jet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army air force performs during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2021, on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province.

First people accused of vandalism at Trump’s inauguration go on trial

Steven Nelson · May 16, 2018 6:17 pm

President Trump's contains first acknowledgment of reimbursement to Michael Cohen, who paid Stormy Daniels.

Trump’s financial disclosure acknowledges reimbursement to Cohen, who paid Stormy Daniels

Gabby Morrongiello · May 16, 2018 5:36 pm

Judge overturns California’s assisted suicide law

Kimberly Leonard · May 16, 2018 5:03 pm