Tag: Law

After a nude selfie of Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, was leaked online, reactions have fallen in two polarized camps: those who see him as the victim of revenge port and those who see him as a culprit of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Is Rep. Joe Barton the latest harasser or a victim in nude selfie case?

Steven Nelson · November 23, 2017 5:01 am

Dr. Larry Nassar, 54, appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Nasser, a sports doctor accused of molesting girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault and will face at least 25 years in prison. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar pleads guilty to multiple sexual assault charges

Katie Leach · November 23, 2017 12:56 am

The problem facing the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission, which will vote on net neutrality next month, is whether it can properly justify the drastic swerve in federal policy, according to Tim Wu. Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School, also coined the term "net neutrality."

Father of net neutrality, Tim Wu, pins hope on ‘the judiciary to stop this latest travesty’

Daniel Chaitin · November 23, 2017 12:49 am

Former national security adviser Mike Flynn (pictured above) was removed from his post at the White House earlier this year after it was revealed he misled the administration about his sanctions-related communications with Russians prior to President Trump's inauguration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Grand jury in Russia probe expected to question witnesses about Mike Flynn associate: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · November 23, 2017 12:10 am

Troy Worden poses with a College Republican chapter sign at Berkeley (via Facebook).

College Republican sues Antifa member for $100,000 in damages

Peter Van Voorhis · November 22, 2017 11:01 pm

The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said the city's ordinance that requires pregnancy care centers run by anti-abortion groups to post signs about abortions in their waiting rooms violates the First Amendment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Judge strikes down Texas abortion ban

Robert King · November 22, 2017 11:01 pm

Joe Biden, a former senator from Delaware, was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee when former President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas to replace Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court bench. (AP)

Anita Hill: Joe Biden hasn’t taken ‘ownership’ for his role in Clarence Thomas hearings

Naomi Lim · November 22, 2017 10:26 pm

Historically, we have seen the terrible consequences for the presumption of guilt based on merely categorical association or allegations. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

In sexual assault cases, there’s no such thing as a ‘right to be believed’

Jenna Ellis · November 22, 2017 8:25 pm

Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin talks to reporters outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. A U.S. appeals court is allowing C-SPAN to broadcast oral arguments on President Trump's travel ban. The 9th Circuit will hear arguments on Dec. 6 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

9th Circuit allows C-SPAN to broadcast travel ban arguments

Ryan Lovelace · November 22, 2017 4:49 pm

A Stanford professor who is unhappy about a study contradicting his work has filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., demanding $10 million and the retraction of the opposing research. (iStock)

DC courts are becoming the place to muzzle scientists

John McGlothlin · November 22, 2017 5:01 am

The House Intelligence Committee is one of three congressional bodies investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. According to the committee, three journalists were paid by the authors of the "Trump dossier" and are known to have reported on "Russia issues relevant to [the committee's] investigation." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fusion GPS paid journalists, court papers confirm

Todd Shepherd · November 22, 2017 1:39 am

The Supreme Court previously agreed to hear arguments over the second iteration of Trump's travel ban issued by executive order, but scrapped the case from its schedule after expiration dates on different parts of the order passed and the administration issued a new guidance. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to stay Maryland judge’s block of travel ban

Diana Stancy Correll · November 22, 2017 12:58 am