Tag: Law

College Park, Md., will not allow non-U.S. citizens to vote on local matters. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

College Park, Maryland won’t allow non-citizens to vote in local elections after all

Caitlin Yilek · September 16, 2017 2:46 am

President Trump is attempting to dismiss a lawsuit alleging his failure to divest himself from his business interests has caused him to violate the Emoluments Clause (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tries to dismiss lawsuit alleging he violated Emoluments Clause

Diana Stancy Correll · September 16, 2017 2:18 am

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel applauded a federal judge's ruling to temporarily block the Trump administration from denying public safety grant money from so-called sanctuary cities. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Rahm Emanuel, Elizabeth Warren applaud judge’s decision to block Jeff Sessions’ sanctuary cities rule

Meghana Kurup · September 16, 2017 1:51 am

Protests erupted Friday in St. Louis, Mo., after a judge determined former police officer Jason Stockley was not guilty of first-degree murder in a 2011 case involving the shooting death of a black motorist, Anthony Lamar Smith. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Protests erupt in St. Louis after acquittal of ex-cop who fatally shot black motorist

Diana Stancy Correll · September 16, 2017 1:42 am

"This is yet another example of what the black community has to lose under this administration," Congressional Black Caucus chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., (pictured) said in a statement Friday. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

Congressional Black Caucus condemns ‘insensitive’ DOJ decision to shrink Obama-era program to advise police

Diana Stancy Correll · September 16, 2017 1:19 am

The hearing concerned legislation called the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, which wouldÂ limit the legal definitionÂ of a joint employer to two or more businesses that have "actual, direct andÂ immediate control" over a groupÂ of workers. (AP Photo)Â

Trump taps management lawyer for top NLRB post

Sean Higgins · September 16, 2017 12:49 am

The ruling will now apply to sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Federal judge rules Jeff Sessions cannot withhold funds from sanctuary cities

Kelly Cohen · September 15, 2017 9:09 pm

After an extension, the government released the names of 22 Japanese officials who visited in February. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump administration releases 22 Mar-a-Lago visitor names

Ariella Phillips · September 15, 2017 8:26 pm

One week after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced her department is changing controversial Title IX guidelines implemented under the Obama administration, 28 Democratic senators sent her a letter criticizing that decision. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Democratic senators send Betsy DeVos letter defending failed Obama-era Title IX policies, protesting reform efforts

Emily Jashinsky · September 15, 2017 6:10 pm

The Judicial Crisis Network launched a digital and TV ad targeting Senator Al Franken's refusal to return his blue slip for Justice David Stras. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Stop obstructing judicial nominees with archaic traditions

Nicole Russell · September 15, 2017 4:11 pm

A group of protesters block the streets outside of the courthouse in downtown St. Louis, after a judge a white former St. Louis police officer not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith, a black man who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase in 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis braces for protests after white cop found not guilty in shooting death of black man

Kelly Cohen · September 15, 2017 3:14 pm

President Trump this week negotiated with congressional Democratic leaders on a potential deal to extend protections for some young illegal immigrants known as "Dreamers." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Wall Street Journal jabs Breitbart over Trump’s DACA deal: ‘What did they expect?’

Eddie Scarry · September 15, 2017 2:34 pm