Tag: Law

National Security

The 702 Problem: It’s Hard to Conduct Surveillance Without Eavesdropping

Jenna Lifhits · September 27, 2017 1:20 pm

Justice Department officials will meet with reporters to discuss possible changes to the way the government deals with reporters who are leaked classified information. In August, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told reporters that the Justice Department would review its policy on when to subpoena journalists in these cases (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Justice Department meets the press Monday to discuss reporter subpoenas

Kelly Cohen · September 27, 2017 12:34 pm

This undated photo provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Keith Tharpe. (Georgia Department of Corrections via AP)

Supreme Court temporary stays execution of Keith Tharpe

Diana Stancy Correll · September 27, 2017 5:03 am

It is not immediately clear who will replace Rosenberg. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obama holdover DEA chief to step down

Mandy Mayfield · September 26, 2017 9:56 pm

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has established contact with her family in Puerto Rico, days after she lost contact with them in the wake of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor reconnects with family in Puerto Rico

Sean Langille · September 26, 2017 9:10 pm

The Supreme Court's overturning of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's corruption conviction could play a key role in helping a jury decide the fate of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. (AP Photos)

Bob Menendez finds hope in Supreme Court’s overturning of Bob McDonnell corruption conviction

Sean Langille · September 26, 2017 7:43 pm

The poll found that 55 percent support legalized sports gambling, the first time that a majority of Americans have supported the idea. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Poll: Most Americans support legalized sports betting as Supreme Court takes on New Jersey gambling case

Ryan Lovelace · September 26, 2017 5:22 pm

"Adhering to the First Amendment requires more than rhetoric," the professors wrote. (Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Georgetown law professors will ‘take a knee’ in protest of Jeff Sessions’ remarks on free speech

Emily Jashinsky · September 26, 2017 4:13 pm

More than 30 Georgetown University Law Center professors signed a statement that condemns the "hypocrisy of Attorney General Sessions speaking about free speech" in light of the Trump administration's stances on various related issues. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Georgetown law professors will take a knee outside Jeff Sessions’ speech

Anna Giaritelli · September 26, 2017 2:32 pm

People hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the church shooting. A man charged in the shooting at the church expressed suicidal thoughts in June and had a volatile relationship with a woman that twice involved law enforcement this year, according to police records. (Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean via AP)

National Security

Justice, FBI officials opened federal civil rights probe into Tennessee church shooting

Anna Giaritelli · September 26, 2017 12:28 pm

Fred and Cindy Warmbier watch as their son Otto, is placed in a hearse after his funeral. Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate student who was sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years in prison in North Korea, died in June, days after returning to the United States. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Otto Warmbier’s parents: North Koreans are ‘not victims, they are terrorists’

Anna Giaritelli · September 26, 2017 12:22 pm

Three weeks ago, the Trump administration announced it would end DACA. Since then, national groups and state leaders have taken significant action. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump’s DACA decision hit with five lawsuits in three weeks

Anna Giaritelli · September 26, 2017 4:01 am