Tag: Law

President Trump disagreed with Vice President Mike Pence's statement that no one's rights should be trampled in gun control legislation. "Take the firearms first and then go to court," Trump said. "Because that's another system — a lot of times by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump on dangerous people with firearms: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’

Kyle Feldscher · February 28, 2018 9:10 pm

The case before the justices Wednesday, Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, centers around a Minnesota law that prohibits people from wearing a "political badge, political button, or other political insignia" at a polling place on election day. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NRA, #MeToo movement raised in Supreme Court argument over political attire at the polls

Melissa Quinn · February 28, 2018 7:10 pm

Twenty states led by Texas and Wisconsin have filed a suit that argues that the individual mandate is inextricably linked to the rest of the law, so if the mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law must be struck down. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Beltway Confidential

Reasons to be skeptical about latest Obamacare mandate case

Philip Klein · February 28, 2018 2:59 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the inspector general will be investigating alleged FISA abuses, but President Trump wants Justice Department lawyers to investigate instead. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump publicly shames Jeff Sessions over investigation into alleged FISA abuses

Caitlin Yilek · February 28, 2018 2:57 pm

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, arrives at the federal courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new charges; trial set for Sept. 17

Kelly Cohen · February 28, 2018 2:54 pm

In this photo from Monday, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, right, accompanied by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, left, speaks at a news conference near the White House. They, along with several other attorneys general, are expressing confidence in their legal battles against the Trump administration's environmental policy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Liberal state attorneys general promise unrelenting fight against Trump for ‘illegal’ environmental moves

Josh Siegel · February 27, 2018 10:45 pm

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, accompanied by Attorney Josh Rosenkranz, left, speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft Corp. over a warrant for emails that were sought as part of a drug trafficking investigation.

Justices wade into fight over email data stored overseas

Melissa Quinn · February 27, 2018 6:41 pm

In the 5-3 decision, which Justice Elena Kagan took no part in, the Supreme Court reversed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that ruled detained immigrants must receive bond hearings every six months to determine if their continued detainment was necessary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court rules immigrants can be held indefinitely with no bond hearings

Katelyn Caralle · February 27, 2018 5:50 pm

State attorneys general have taken more than 80 actions to oppose President Trump's environmental agenda, including blocking or challenging various proposals by the Environmental Protection Agency. For instance, in January, a group of attorneys general alleges EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is not an unbiased decision-maker, as required by the Administrative Procedure Act. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Progressive attorneys general have taken 80 actions to oppose Trump environmental actions: Study

Josh Siegel · February 27, 2018 4:44 pm

Speaking to the National Association of Attorneys General, Sessions said he believes bump stocks — an attachment that enables a semi-automatic rifle to fire at a rate similar to an automatic firearm — can be effectively banned through regulation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jeff Sessions: Bump stocks announcement ‘soon’

Kelly Cohen · February 27, 2018 4:38 pm

Justice Department will back lawsuits against drug makers for contributing to opioid epidemic

Kelly Cohen · February 27, 2018 2:26 pm

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf released a statement Saturday to say she "learned from multiple reliable sources" that there could be a raid conducted by ICE in Oakland as early as the next day. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Sanctuary city mayor warns illegal immigrants of potential ICE raids in Oakland

Katelyn Caralle · February 27, 2018 12:55 pm