Tag: Law

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that "we don't have a sentencing problem, we have a crime problem." (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions: ‘We don’t have a sentencing problem, we have a crime problem’

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2017 5:35 pm

After U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the federal government to transport an illegal immigrant to an an abortion facility, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay. (iStock)

Judge halts abortion order for teen illegally in US

Kimberly Leonard · October 19, 2017 5:32 pm

Rep. Daniel Donovan, R-N.Y., speaks during a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP moderates urge dumping of NAFTA dispute provision

Sean Higgins · October 19, 2017 4:28 pm

This Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, displayed on a laptop computer screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Judge signals ruling next week on states’ lawsuit against Trump over Obamacare insurer subsidies

Diana Stancy Correll · October 19, 2017 3:36 am

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, said Wednesday she was "astounded" to learn that the 17-year-old girl from Mexico, who is being detained in South Texas, was not allowed to obtain the procedure. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Judge rules teen in US illegally must be allowed to obtain an abortion

Kimberly Leonard · October 18, 2017 11:40 pm

Maryland judge says the president's order is a "Muslim ban," while a judge in Hawaii says it violates immigration law in general. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

Here’s how two judges’ rulings against Trump’s newest travel ban differ

Ryan Lovelace · October 18, 2017 7:49 pm

During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was silent when asked whether Cuban officials were behind the "acoustic attacks" that injured U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jeff Sessions silent on attacks against US officials in Cuba

Pete Kasperowicz · October 18, 2017 6:18 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the United States is not prepared for future Russia interference in elections. "The matter is so complex that for most of us were not able to fully grasp the technical dangers that are out there." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Jeff Sessions: US not prepared for future Russia interference

Kelly Cohen · October 18, 2017 5:31 pm

A number of Democrats have called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to return to Capitol Hill, under oath, to testify, after documents unsealed this week appear to dispute his prior testimony in which he denied knowing about a proposed meeting with Russians and former Trump campaign staff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jeff Sessions is confident Trump’s travel ban will win in Supreme Court

Todd Shepherd · October 18, 2017 3:23 pm

California has passed the first comprehensive privacy bill in the U.S., but authors and industry representatives warn that the bill needs fixes.

Beltway Confidential

How a 31-year-old law is threatening your privacy online

Matthew Larosiere · October 18, 2017 2:08 pm

Gary Johnson sued the Commission on Presidential Debates because of his exclusion from the presidential debate stage in 2012 and lost at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in August of this year. He is now headed to the Supreme Court to "#DropTheHammer on the two party system" and gather support for his legal fight. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Gary Johnson to hold rally about access to TV debate stage outside Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · October 18, 2017 1:48 pm

A federal judge in Hawaii blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its latest travel ban, just hours before it was set to take effect. On Wednesday, a Maryland judge blocked the the president's new travel policy. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

National Security

Second judge blocks Trump travel ban

Anna Giaritelli · October 18, 2017 12:49 pm