Tag: Law

Elevated dialogue can produce practical solutions for LGBT equality and religious freedom. It led to the so-called "Utah compromise." This law protects LGBT individuals from being fired or denied housing due to sexual orientation or gender identity. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

LGBT rights are not incompatible with religious liberty unless we make them so

marianedmonds-allen, Derek Monson · September 10, 2017 4:01 am

The conservative Christian advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom came under fire from Democratic Sen. Al Franken this week, as ADF's lawyers are preparing to argue a blockbuster religious liberty controversy before the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Democrats attack religious liberty advocates ahead of major Supreme Court battle

Ryan Lovelace · September 9, 2017 4:01 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

Business lawyer said to be Trump candidate to replace NLRB chairman

Sean Higgins · September 8, 2017 10:20 pm

Bolling was a co-host on "Fox News Specialists," which Fox News is now canceling. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Eric Bolling booted from Fox News amid accusations of inappropriate text messages

Diana Stancy Correll · September 8, 2017 9:47 pm

House Republicans criticized the Justice Department said it wouldn't reconsider the question of whether to prosecute former IRS official Lois Lerner for her role in the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

GOP outraged after Trump refuses to consider Lois Lerner prosecution

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2017 6:38 pm

The CFPB has also put on hold plans to conduct on-site tests to examine how Equifax protects its data, and has rejected requests from regulators at other agencies to help. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Equifax hack likely makes it harder for Republicans to kill rule allowing class-action lawsuits

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2017 6:04 pm

The Democrats' real position is one in which they're saying it is legitimate for Obama to have acted unilaterally to create DACA but that Trump doesn't have the same power to rescind it. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

The Democratic about-face on executive power is pathetic (but not surprising)

Jay Caruso · September 8, 2017 4:48 pm

Shkreli, former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, became well-known for jacking up the prices of Daraprim, a life-saving drug used by HIV patients, from $13.50 to $750 per pill. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Prosecutors want Martin Shkreli behind bars for controversial Facebook post about Hillary Clinton

Diana Stancy Correll · September 8, 2017 4:49 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein isn't objecting to a fanatic who would replace the law with personal dictates. Feinstein thinks there's a limit to how sincere a Christian's beliefs are allowed to get before one is disqualified for public office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dianne Feinstein and the Left revive religious tests

Washington Examiner · September 8, 2017 4:01 am

Law enforcement needs to approach such situations with a clear plan that discourages confrontation and does not rely on hopes that eventually both sides will simply disperse. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Law enforcement must learn the lessons of Charlottesville

Derrick Parks · September 8, 2017 4:01 am

The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration's interpretation of who is permitted to enter the country under the travel ban on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justice Department to take latest ruling against Trump’s travel ban to Supreme Court

Kelly Cohen · September 8, 2017 1:35 am

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's ruling for the state of Hawaii against President Trump on the modified travel ban injunction. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Appeals court rules against Trump on the modified travel ban injunction

Ryan Lovelace · September 7, 2017 10:52 pm