Tag: Law

Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin and private counsel Neal Katyal argued in a motion filed Thursday with U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii that the DHS definition of "bona fide" relationship is too narrow. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Hawaii files emergency motion to challenge implementation of Trump’s travel ban

Daniel Chaitin · June 30, 2017 12:44 am

The Department of Homeland Security announced official details roughly 2 hours before it would begin. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Trump’s travel ban: What to know when it takes effect at 8 p.m.

Kelly Cohen · June 29, 2017 10:21 pm

Panelists say they expect litigation against the president to end up in the high court eventually. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Legal experts expect Trump scandals to dog entire term, end up at Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · June 29, 2017 8:55 pm

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond said lawsuits cannot force the EPA to conduct studies on how many jobs would be lost because of its regulations. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Appeals court: EPA doesn’t need to report coal job losses

John Siciliano · June 29, 2017 6:26 pm

The veteran's actions are being called heroic and life-saving. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

Army veteran hailed as a hero after sacrificing himself to protect teens

Jack O'brien · June 29, 2017 5:44 pm

This Nov. 5, 2005 file photo, shows the death chamber at the Southern Ohio Corrections Facility in Lucasville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Appeals court rules Ohio’s execution drugs don’t violate Constitution

Ryan Lovelace · June 29, 2017 4:06 pm

"We have and will continue to enforce hate crime laws aggressively and appropriately where transgendered individuals are victims," Sessions said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Jeff Sessions: Justice Department will prosecute transgender hate crimes

Kelly Cohen · June 29, 2017 2:40 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited murder rates in some cities as part of his reasoning for preferring tougher sentences, but former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates noted violent crime is at historic lows and said there is no evidence that some cities' violence is connected to shorter prison terms for drug offenders. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Justice Department: Majority of hate crimes go unreported

Kelly Cohen · June 29, 2017 4:01 am

Finkle's order is one small victory in the larger fight for workers' freedoms across America. But it's no small victory if a union is trying to skim from that loved one's benefit payments without their permission or yours. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Workers’ freedom scores a small victory in Washington state

Michael Hartmann · June 29, 2017 4:01 am

Sekulow is the public figure of Trump's legal team. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow facing investigation over ‘troubling’ handling of Christian nonprofit

Josh Siegel · June 28, 2017 11:35 pm

The Redskins previously lost their case before a trial judge in Virginia and appealed to the 4th Circuit. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Trump administration won’t fight Redskins in trademark case

Josh Siegel · June 28, 2017 11:18 pm

The conservative group wants the EPA to hand over documents detailing its use of social media to promote the Obama administration's Waters of the U.S. Rule. (Wikipedia Commons)

Energy and Environment

Judicial Watch takes EPA to court over social media campaign

John Siciliano · June 28, 2017 10:53 pm