Tag: Law

An Anglo-American Outrage

The Scrapbook · February 16, 2018 8:00 am

Richard Trumka, the AFL-CIO's president, announced a "Working People's Day of Action" for Feb. 24, the Saturday before the Supreme Court hears Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The Janus case questions whether public-sector workers can be forced to join or otherwise financially support their workplace's unions as a condition of employment. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

AFL-CIO plans ‘day of action’ for major Supreme Court labor case

Sean Higgins · February 15, 2018 11:22 pm

A complaint against the 2016 Trump campaign said that four sections of the campaign's code of conduct requiring workers to "keep confidential non-public information" about the campaign violated the National Labor Relations Act's rules covering worker communications.Ã¢â¬Â© (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Group appeals NLRB rejection of labor complaint against Trump campaign

Sean Higgins · February 15, 2018 9:54 pm

A video monitor shows school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, left, with public defender Melisa McNeill, making an appearance before Judge Kim Theresa Mollica in Broward County Court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz is accused of opening fire Wednesday at the school killing more than a dozen people and injuring several others. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Suspected gunman in Florida high school shooting held without bond

Melissa Quinn · February 15, 2018 7:55 pm

What Was the Point of the 5Pointz Millions?

Alice B. Lloyd · February 15, 2018 7:30 pm

Under Senate tradition, home-state senators have had the right to delay or veto nominees before they are taken up in committee, but Grassley approved the nomination of a Wisconsin judge over Sen. Tammy Baldwin's objection. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats fume as GOP ignores Senate tradition to approve Trump’s judicial nominee

Melissa Quinn · February 15, 2018 6:27 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he's "really irritated" after Attorney General Jeff Sessions criticized his sentencing reform bill. "Considering the fact that the president was going to fire him last spring, and I went to his defense. I don't think that's something that somebody should do for friends," Grassley said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Grassley ‘irritated’ after Jeff Sessions slams his sentencing reform bill

Kelly Cohen · February 15, 2018 5:58 pm

The ruling Thursday marks the second time a federal appeals court has ruled against Trump's third travel ban, which the Trump administration rolled out in September. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Second federal appeals court rules against Trump’s third travel ban

Melissa Quinn · February 15, 2018 4:33 pm

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon faced a deadline to comply with a subpoena last week, but when he failed to show up for the closed-door interview, the Republican-led committee extended it until this week. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Steve Bannon could be held in contempt after refusing to answer House Intelligence questions

Kelly Cohen · February 15, 2018 3:41 pm

Oliver Schwab, the longtime chief of staff of Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., broke federal law by "receiving earned income in excess of the outside earned income limit for senior staffers," according to new reports. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Beltway Confidential

Rep. David Schweikert faces new ethics complaint

Philip Wegmann · February 15, 2018 2:31 am

Raphael A. Sanchez, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's chief counsel in Seattle, faces one count each of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud in a U.S. District Court for allegedly stealing the identities of seven people "in various stages of immigration proceedings." (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

ICE official charged with stealing immigrant identities to defraud credit card companies: Report

Naomi Lim · February 14, 2018 7:11 pm

North Carolina passed a law making sure no magistrates would be targeted for their religious beliefs and no one would be denied a prompt marriage. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Ruling shows faith, LGBT rights don’t have to be at odds

Nicole Russell · February 14, 2018 2:01 pm