Tag: Law

Michael Flynn is charged with one count of "willfully and knowingly" making "false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to the FBI regarding conversations he had during his time at the White House with Russia's ambassador. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

Read the full charge against Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI

Washington Examiner Staff · December 1, 2017 2:36 pm

Michael Flynn is charged with one count of "willfully and knowingly" making "false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to the FBI regarding conversations he had during his time at the White House with Russia's ambassador. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

National Security

Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI, will cooperate with special counsel Mueller

Kelly Cohen · December 1, 2017 2:23 pm

The lawyer for an illegal immigrant who killed Kate Steinle on a pier asked the judge to drop all charges. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

Map: Illegal immigration costs California most, $23B, all states $89B

Paul Bedard · December 1, 2017 1:10 pm

Fowers and a portrait of Kate Steinle remain at a memorial site on Pier 14 in San Francisco. Steinle's alleged killer, a Mexican man who was deported five times, was found not guilty of fatally shooting her in an apparent random incident in California more than two years ago. (Paul Chinn /San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Trump: Kate Steinle verdict more reason to ‘BUILD THE WALL!’

Anna Giaritelli · December 1, 2017 12:26 pm

Illegal immigrant Jose Ines Garcia Zarate's sentencing -- he was found not guilty of murder -- sparked reactions on both sides of the aisle, as well as from President Trump, who took to Twitter Thursday. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

Trump condemns ‘disgraceful verdict’ in Kate Steinle murder case

Daniel Chaitin · December 1, 2017 4:06 am

San Francisco Superior Court jury determined Zarate was not guilty of first or second degree murder, or manslaughter. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

Illegal immigrant found not guilty of murdering Kate Steinle

Diana Stancy Correll · December 1, 2017 1:53 am

A recent brief filed by the plaintiffs in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees heavily cites decisions made by the Supreme Court in the last seven years to argue that public-sector unions should not have the right to force government workers to pay them regular "security fees." (iStock)

Critics of public-sector unions cite justices in Supreme Court filing

Sean Higgins · November 30, 2017 11:50 pm

The freshman Louisiana Republican is being criticized for his decision to vote against a Trump nominee this week and speak publicly about his reluctance to support others. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Conservatives target Sen. John Kennedy over opposition to Trump judicial nominees

Ryan Lovelace · November 30, 2017 8:19 pm

Manafort has agreed to pledge four of his properties -- one in Alexandria, Va., one in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and two in New York -- that are worth a combined $11.65 million. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Manafort offers up four properties to make $10 million bail

Kelly Cohen · November 30, 2017 7:49 pm

"Professor Steven G. Calabresi should stop pulling imaginary stuff from his butt and impugning the integrity of federal judges in the process," said Senior District Judge Richard G. Kopf. (National Constitution Center/YouTube)

Right-leaning judges slam push by Federalist Society co-founder to add judgeships for Trump to fill

Ryan Lovelace · November 30, 2017 7:22 pm

"We're not investigating Antifa as Antifa -- that's an ideology and we don't investigate ideologies," FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

FBI investigating people animated by ‘Antifa ideology’

Kelly Cohen, Joel Gehrke · November 30, 2017 7:12 pm

"I've served on the Judiciary Committee since January of 1993, and during my entire tenure our committee has never held hearings for five circuit court nominees in a single month," Feinstein said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dianne Feinstein: Senate panel is moving too quickly to approve Trump’s judges

Ryan Lovelace · November 30, 2017 5:23 pm