Tag: Law

"Obviously we're going to need Congress and both parties to step up." (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

White House says it is going to Congress for money to build border wall

Ryan Lovelace · July 28, 2017 6:04 pm

Being attorney general "is an honor I never expected nor one I ever would have thought possible," Sessions said at the International Law Enforcement Academy's graduation ceremony. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Jeff Sessions tells graduating international police academy: ‘There are good days and bad days in any job’

Kelly Cohen · July 28, 2017 5:59 pm

Charlie Gard, the critically ill British baby at the center of a legal battle, has died. He would have turned 1 next week. (Family of Charlie Gard via AP)

Charlie Gard, critically ill British baby at heart of intense legal battle, dies

Associated Press · July 28, 2017 5:42 pm

Federal gun prosecutions have increased 23 percent in the three months following a memo by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that directed federal prosecutors to focus on gun crimes, the Department of Justice announced. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Federal gun prosecutions increase since Jeff Sessions directive

Kelly Cohen · July 28, 2017 1:32 pm

In 2016, 19 major companies like American Airlines, Facebook, Google, Starbucks, and Uber signed the "Fair Chances Business Pledge" - a pledge to give Americans with criminal records an opportunity to find employment. More initiatives like this from the private sector mean that the 1 in 3 Americans with a criminal record stand a better chance of finding employment and turning their lives around instead of turning into yet another recidivism statistic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

It takes two: how effective partnerships can change the face of America’s justice system

Steven Hawkins · July 28, 2017 4:01 am

Officer Crystal Griner and David Bailey of the United States Capitol Police and Alexandria Police Officers Nicole Battaglia, Alexander Jensen, and Kevin Jobe received awards. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Watch: Trump awards Medal of Valor to officers who responded to congressional baseball shooting

Matthew Trunko · July 27, 2017 8:33 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that President Trump should not fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan: Trump shouldn’t fire Robert Mueller

Susan Ferrechio · July 27, 2017 4:05 pm

Justice Kennedy said, "Journalists have to begin to understand we are in a new world" as a result of the changes wrought by the 'cyber age.' " (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

Justice Anthony Kennedy praises the ‘tremendous potential’ of Wikipedia

Ryan Lovelace · July 27, 2017 3:44 pm

The government charged Marlow Humbert with committing sexual assault and placed him in pretrial solitary confinement, where he spent nearly 15 months.

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The American Bar Association’s chilling efforts to suppress free speech

Jana Minich · July 27, 2017 1:00 pm

Imran Awan was a House IT staffer for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Attorney for Imran Awan: Charges are politically motivated ‘anti-Muslim bigotry’

Mandy Mayfield · July 27, 2017 3:13 am

"In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony. I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept," he tweeted, tagging White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and adding the hashtag #swamp.

Anthony Scaramucci says he will contact feds about ‘felony’ leak of his financial disclosure

Daniel Chaitin · July 27, 2017 2:50 am

President Trump's tweets about the travel ban may factor into how the Supreme Court would interpret the effort. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals mentioned the tweets in its opinion preserving the blockade of the ban. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump administration files brief claiming discrimination law does not protect LGBT workers from bias

Josh Siegel · July 27, 2017 2:23 am