Tag: Law

"The law is clear: The federal government must act, and act immediately, to save the right whale from extinction," said Jane Davenport, a senior attorney at Defenders of Wildlife, one of the groups filing Thursday's lawsuit. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Energy and Environment

Environmental groups sue Wilbur Ross for letting whales drown

John Siciliano · January 19, 2018 12:53 am

Police arrested more than 230 activists, reporters, and legal observers on Jan. 20, 2017, after a chaotic 30-minute march through downtown D.C. north of the inaugural parade route. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg)

Prosecutors dropping charges against 129 alleged inauguration rioters; 59 defendants remain

Steven Nelson · January 19, 2018 12:07 am

The practice of sending these types of letters is "rare" and "only used under extreme circumstances" when previous warnings have not been successful, a spokeswoman for Sen. Tom Cotton said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Tom Cotton’s office sends cease and desist letters after staff subjected to ‘repeated…harassing and vulgar’ communications

Anna Giaritelli · January 18, 2018 7:48 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley previously indicated he wasn't expecting to slow down the pace of judicial confirmations this year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senate Judiciary Committee approves 17 Trump judicial nominations

Melissa Quinn · January 18, 2018 7:27 pm

The lawsuit challenges a California law that forces pro-life pregnancy centers to disclose information about abortion. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Pro-life pregnancy centers fight for free speech on eve of March for Life

Nicole Russell · January 18, 2018 4:53 pm

The Department of Homeland Security has submitted a notice that it plans to restrict those from Haiti from applying for certain temporary visas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

DHS plans to prohibit Haitians from applying for certain temporary visas

Diana Stancy Correll · January 18, 2018 5:32 am

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime rules extend to "service advisers" at auto dealerships. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Supreme Court considers exceptions to overtime rule

Sean Higgins · January 17, 2018 10:49 pm

Aetna faced a class-action lawsuit after it sent a mailing to more than 13,000 customers in at least 23 states last year, and information about customers' medication could be seen through the clear display windows on the envelopes. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Aetna settles HIV privacy case for $17 million

Kimberly Leonard · January 17, 2018 10:34 pm

Attorneys general Eric Schneiderman of New York (pictured above) and George Jepsen of Connecticut have sued the Environmental Protection Agency to force the agency to stop ozone pollution from coming into their respective states. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Energy and Environment

Democratic attorneys general step up campaign against Trump’s EPA with new lawsuit

John Siciliano · January 17, 2018 9:02 pm

The Supreme Court took up a case on Tuesday involving the search of a rental car that lawyers say has the potential to affect privacy law, as well as the 115 million car rentals that occur annually in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court mulls whether lawyer can admit client’s guilt to try to avoid death penalty

Melissa Quinn · January 17, 2018 7:25 pm

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in March in a lawsuit brought by environmentalists over the Interior Department's coal leasing program for public lands. The environmentalists have done this during both the Trump and Obama administrations. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Energy and Environment

Appeals court will hear climate case against Trump’s coal-leasing program

John Siciliano · January 17, 2018 12:24 am

Former Maricopa County Sheriff and U.S. Senate candidate Joe Arpaio has announced that he is running to replace Sen. Jeff Flake's old seat for Arizona. But just because one can run for office doesn't mean that one should. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Beltway Confidential

Sheriff Joe doesn’t understand the law, so why not make him a lawmaker?

Siraj Hashmi · January 17, 2018 12:12 am