Tag: Law

Central American migrants sit on top of the border wall on the beach in San Diego during a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, Sunday.

Border Patrol union president: Caravan migrants sitting on fence have ‘no regard for our laws’

Anna Giaritelli · April 30, 2018 2:34 pm

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said "legislation may be necessary" if technology companies don't help the federal government access their data. (AP Andrew Harnik)

Justice Department nixes press freedom, racial gerrymandering language from US Attorney’s manual

Naomi Lim · April 29, 2018 9:25 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Lawyers point to revelations in Comey memos to build case for Reality Winner

Kimberly Leonard · April 28, 2018 7:10 pm

Federal appeals court upholds Texas voter ID law

Melissa Quinn · April 27, 2018 10:15 pm

In this photo, a man walks past a Microsoft sign in San Francisco.

Beltway Confidential

Microsoft’s persecution of Eric Lundgren makes me glad I switched to ChromeOS

David Freddoso · April 27, 2018 6:43 pm

FILE - In this Friday, April 21, 2017, file photo, a leaflet is seen stapled to a message board near Sproul Hall on the University of California at Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. The University of California, Berkeley says it's preparing for possible violence on campus whether Ann Coulter comes to speak or not.

UC Berkeley fails to block legal challenge to its policy on conservative speakers

Melissa Quinn · April 27, 2018 2:56 pm

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo., announced Friday that the vote on the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will be held Feb. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt says courts ‘struck down’ climate rules he is repealing

John Siciliano · April 26, 2018 10:28 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2014, file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., asks questions at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Menendez paid a law firm $250,000 in December 2013 for legal costs related to Justice Department and Senate Ethics Committee investigations into his ties with a major campaign donor. The Democrat also has set up a legal trust to raise money as the investigations continue.

Bob Menendez ‘severely admonished’ by Senate Ethics Committee over donor gifts

Al Weaver · April 26, 2018 8:46 pm

Otto Warmbier’s parents sue North Korea for wrongful death

Melissa Quinn · April 26, 2018 8:21 pm

The flight to New Jersey from Shanghai, China was delayed for several hours before takeoff as the man hurled insults at the flight crew and fellow passengers. (AP)

Man tossed from New York bar for wearing ‘MAGA’ hat loses discrimination case

Naomi Lim · April 26, 2018 7:47 pm

The Capitol dome is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Beltway Confidential

Trump administration perfects the judicial nomination process, as Kyle Duncan’s confirmation shows

Margot Cleveland · April 26, 2018 7:28 pm

Bill Cosby found guilty in sexual assault trial

Melissa Quinn · April 26, 2018 5:59 pm