Tag: Law

A prominent left-leaning legal scholar said Friday he thinks the Supreme Court looks poised to agree with the Trump administration that it should stop reviewing the travel ban case while the country hurtles toward a "constitutional crisis." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Supreme Court will adopt Trump view of travel ban case, liberal legal professor says

Ryan Lovelace · October 6, 2017 11:37 pm

Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock bought 33 guns within the last year. He used "bump stocks" that allow semi-automatic rifles to mimic fully automatic weapons. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

National Security

Republican senators request ATF review legality of ‘bump stocks’

Diana Stancy Correll · October 6, 2017 11:22 pm

Energy and Environment

FERC appeals court’s ruling in pipeline climate decision

John Siciliano · October 6, 2017 11:09 pm

The three men planned to organize bombings and shootings in New York City during Ramadhan in support of the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Feds reveal foiled 2016 terrorist plot in New York City

Diana Stancy Correll · October 6, 2017 10:56 pm

Kobach drafted legislation allowing all states to impose proof-of-citizenship requirements by amending the National Voter Registration Act. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Head of Trump’s voter fraud panel sought more flexibility for states to impose voter ID laws

Ariella Phillips · October 6, 2017 9:14 pm

The Army Corps of Engineers is waiting on the company's oil spill modeling to inform its review of the leg of the 1,100-mile pipeline. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Energy and Environment

Dakota Access pipeline faces new wave of uncertainty from environmental review

John Siciliano · October 6, 2017 8:51 pm

The ACLU argues in its lawsuit that the administration's interim rule violates the Constitution. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

ACLU, Massachusetts file lawsuits over Trump rollback of Obamacare birth control mandate

Robert King · October 6, 2017 5:31 pm

Supreme Court lines up arguments in blockbuster cases for back-to-back days

Ryan Lovelace · October 6, 2017 5:31 pm

The Trump administration is expected to announce Friday that it will exempt employers from providing insurance coverage for contraception if it conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Trump administration scales back Obamacare birth control mandate, claims end to ‘attacks on religious liberty’

Kimberly Leonard · October 6, 2017 3:15 pm

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after walking away from his Afghanistan post, is expected to plead guilty rather than face trial for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl expected to plead guilty, avoid trial

Associated Press · October 6, 2017 3:07 pm

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a "sanctuary state" bill on Thursday that prevents law enforcement officers from "asking about immigration status during routine interactions." (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to make California a ‘sanctuary state’

Naomi Lim · October 6, 2017 2:24 am

Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning pushed back Thursday against the Trump administration's motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by transgender troops, saying its effort to roll back a year-old Pentagon policy of open service is harming the military. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning: Trump’s move to curb transgender military service is ‘harmful’

Travis J. Tritten · October 5, 2017 10:04 pm