Tag: Law

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was arrested and faces federal charges after a news anchor told police that he originally approached her asking to be a source, telling her he had material she would need for her stories. "Then all of a sudden it turned inappropriate and he was texting me things that made me uncomfortable," the anchor told the police. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

ICE agent arrested after TV anchor ‘scared’ by his ‘inappropriate’ text messages

Caitlin Yilek · January 24, 2018 6:45 pm

Last year, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he was ending the blue-slip tradition in the Senate Judiciary Committee, drawing complaints from Democrats. On Wednesday, those complaints surfaced again when Grassley took up the nomination of Michael Brennan, a Milwaukee, Wis., lawyer who is nominated to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, even though Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., never turned in her blue slip. "I really object to this," said Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the committee (pictured above). "The Senate, unlike the House, has preserved strong rights for those in the minority, and the blue slip has been one of those traditions. It appears that is no longer the case." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Democrats: Chuck Grassley ignoring Senate tradition to ram through Trump’s judicial nominees

Melissa Quinn · January 24, 2018 6:29 pm

If the American government declines to respect the laws of other countries, why should they feel obliged to respect ours? (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)

Justices can put a leash on America’s Inspector Javert

Washington Examiner · January 24, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump said he intends to send to the Senate one nominee to the federal appeals court and eight nominees to U.S. district courts. One of those nominees is Wendy Vitter (pictured left), the wife of former Sen. David Vitter, R-La., for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump rolls out first wave of new judicial nominees for 2018

Melissa Quinn · January 23, 2018 11:37 pm

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in October announced a directive to block scientists who receive EPA funding from serving on the EPA's 22 advisory committees. But two environmental groups are now suing him, saying that the directive is arbitrary and capricious and is not supported by law or EPA precedent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Energy and Environment

Environmental groups sue EPA for policy banning agency-funded scientists from advising him

Josh Siegel · January 23, 2018 11:10 pm

For the first sixth months of 2017, overall violent crime decreased 0.8 percentage points compared with the same time period in 2016. In 2015 and 2016, the violent crime rate increased nationwide. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

FBI: Violent crime falls, but murders rise during first half of 2017

Kelly Cohen · January 23, 2018 9:21 pm

President Trump said Tuesday that he's "not at all" worried about what Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have told Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Trump ‘not at all’ worried about Jeff Sessions’ interview with Robert Mueller

Sarah Bedford · January 23, 2018 7:23 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said, "I was assaulted by my neighbor and it's not a life or death thing, but I'd like to have a police car come by," according to the audio of the senator's 911 call. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Audio released of Rand Paul’s 911 call after being assaulted

Caitlin Yilek · January 23, 2018 3:26 pm

Gov. John Bel Edwards and a group of trial lawyers are representing six coastal parishes against the oil and gas industry in 42 absurd lawsuits alleging that drilling and the cutting of canals as far back as 80 years ago are responsible for coastal erosion. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana’s new trial lawyer shakedown

Thomas Pyle · January 23, 2018 7:01 am

The state Supreme Court ruled the Congressional Redistricting Act of 2011, which divided the state into 18 congressional districts, is unconstitutional. (Wikipedia)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state’s congressional map

Melissa Quinn · January 22, 2018 7:34 pm

In an order Wednesday, the court stayed part of a district court decision "with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance." (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Energy and Environment

Supreme Court rules challenges to Obama-era water rule should be filed in district courts

Melissa Quinn · January 22, 2018 3:59 pm

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she liked the actress who portrays her on "Saturday Night Live," referring to comedian Kate McKinnon. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg rules in favor of her ‘Saturday Night Live’ portrayal

Meghana Kurup · January 22, 2018 1:57 pm