Tag: Law

Protesters gather at a rally against the travel ban in front of the White House. The Justice Department Tuesday asked the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to review the decision by a federal judge in Maryland to block Trump's newest travel restrictions hours before the restrictions were set to begin. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration challenges federal judge’s decision to block newest travel ban

Ryan Lovelace · October 25, 2017 1:22 pm

Reince Priebus served as President Trump's chief of staff between Jan. 20 and July 31, acting as a link between establishment Republicans and Trump's wing of the GOP, before being ousted in favor of Gen. John Kelly. Priebus announced Wednesday he'll be joingin his old law firm old Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and the Washington Speakers Bureau. (Win McNamee/Pool via Bloomberg)

Reince Priebus returns to old law firm, joins speakers’ circuit

Naomi Lim · October 25, 2017 12:13 pm

Two emails from Hillary Clinton's private server concerning the U.S. response to the Benghazi attack will be withheld. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Judge upholds Trump administration’s right to withhold two Clinton emails

Diana Stancy Correll · October 25, 2017 4:43 am

With the help of Vice President Mike Pence, Tuesday's Senate vote will put an end to an unusual regulator-versus-regulator fight between the bureau's director, Richard Cordray, and Trump-appointed officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mike Pence casts tie-breaking vote to cancel Obama-era rule favoring class-action suits against banks

Joseph Lawler · October 25, 2017 2:22 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Justice Department backs California student who sued college for limiting free speech

Kelly Cohen · October 24, 2017 9:58 pm

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the pregnant teenager, contrary to a three-judge panel decision from the court last week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Appeals court sides with illegal immigrant teen seeking abortion

Ryan Lovelace · October 24, 2017 7:25 pm

The Supreme Court rendered Hawaii v. Trump moot. The justices also vacated lower court rulings over the travel ban and remanded the case to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

Supreme Court kills Hawaii’s case against Trump refugee ban after executive order expires

Ryan Lovelace · October 24, 2017 6:04 pm

Muslim and civil rights groups and their supporters gather at a rally against what they call a "Muslim ban" in front of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Supreme Court could moot Trump’s refugee ban once it expires

Ryan Lovelace · October 24, 2017 3:37 pm

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt looks back after speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Pruitt says he'll revive a Bush-era program to maintain an open dialogue with American businesses. Pruitt says the collaboration will boost the economy while delivering "better environmental outcomes." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington Secrets

Regulatory scheme killed by EPA’s Scott Pruitt cost taxpayers $68 billion

Paul Bedard · October 24, 2017 11:07 am

The federal appeals court's ruling could provide new guidance about protections afforded to illegal immigrants and which people the courts believe are entitled to access to abortions. (Wikipedia Commons)

Illegal immigrant teenager could be forced between having abortion or staying in US

Ryan Lovelace · October 23, 2017 5:33 pm

The Treasury's publication of an 18-page analysis faulting the CFPB's rulemaking represents an escalation in an unusually public and hostile fight between regulators. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Treasury enters fight over class-action lawsuits, criticizes CFPB in study

Joseph Lawler · October 23, 2017 1:48 pm

President Donald Trump holds up a pen he used to sign one of various bills in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in on March 27. From left are, Sen. Tom Barrasso, R-Wyo., Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Vice President Mike Pence. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Trump the deregulator

adam-gustafson · October 23, 2017 4:01 am