Tag: Law

The Department of Justice has reversed itself in a voting case in Ohio after the Supreme Court said in May it would hear the dispute next term. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)

Justice Department reverses position in Ohio voting rights case

Kelly Cohen · August 8, 2017 3:42 pm

Department of Justice emails obtained in a document dump reveal reporters privately downplaying then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch's meeting with Bill Clinton on the tarmac of the Phoenix airport last June. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Beltway Confidential

Journos didn’t want to cover Bill Clinton-Loretta Lynch meeting

Emily Jashinsky · August 8, 2017 2:29 pm

In an order Wednesday, the court stayed part of a district court decision "with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance." (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Legislators with black robes

Robert Ehrlich · August 8, 2017 4:01 am

Israeli police disclosed last week that Netanyahu is suspected of crimes involving fraud, breach of trust and bribes. (Gali Tibbon, Pool via AP)

Israeli Supreme Court orders Benjamin Netanyahu to reveal conversations with GOP donor Sheldon Adelson

Sean Langille · August 7, 2017 7:45 pm

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the city will sue the federal government in defense of its status as a so-called sanctuary city and against threats to withhold U.S. grant funds. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Beltway Confidential

Trump is right to confront Rahm Emanuel’s sanctuary city

Tom Rogan · August 7, 2017 7:13 pm

A nonprofit led by President Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow is asking the high court to review an appeal court's block of publication of David Daleiden's surreptitiously recorded videos involving abortion providers. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump’s lawyer goes to Supreme Court over blockade of undercover abortion videos

Ryan Lovelace · August 7, 2017 5:20 pm

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Monday that the department will be creating a new program, dubbed the Forensic Science Working Group, that ensures "our own forensic experts testify only in ways that are supported by available research." (AP Andrew Harnik)

Justice Department looking at how forensic evidence is presented in court

Kelly Cohen · August 7, 2017 3:48 pm

Comedian Chelsea Handler wants laws against "people who think racism is funny," after two Chinese tourists were arrested in Germany after making Nazi salutes. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Chelsea Handler wants laws against ‘people who think racism is funny’

Caitlin Yilek · August 7, 2017 2:17 pm

"Apparently all justice is partisan? If that's what you believe, the Republic is already doomed," Chuck Todd said.

Chuck Todd snaps at Newt Gingrich over concern about ‘biased’ grand jury

Daniel Chaitin · August 6, 2017 8:53 pm

"Being black doesn't give you a license to call people racist any more than being Jewish gives you a license to call people anti-Semitic," Dershowitz said. (Image courtesy screenshot)

National Security

Alan Dershowitz: Rep. Maxine Waters ‘doesn’t know what she’s talking about’

Naomi Lim · August 6, 2017 7:03 pm

"I think Bob Mueller wanted a grand jury focused on this so he could issue subpoenas and then review the evidence. That's a typical thing to be done in any investigation," Chris Christie said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Chris Christie: Media overreacted to news of special counsel grand jury

Todd Shepherd · August 6, 2017 1:33 pm

The counterpart Democratic organization raised less than half, at $3.1 million.

Republican attorneys general dominating Democrats in fundraising battle

Ryan Lovelace · August 6, 2017 4:01 am