Tag: Law

Dish Network made "millions and millions" of calls in violation of the do-not-call list, a federal judge said. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Judge orders Dish Network to pay $280 million in robocall lawsuit

Ryan Lovelace · June 6, 2017 3:09 pm

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court scrapped the provocation rule because of its inconsistency with existing court precedent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Groups ask Supreme Court to revisit public employee union dues

Sean Higgins · June 6, 2017 3:08 pm

Trump has received criticism, most notably from the husband of top aide Kellyanne Conway, for the way he has talked about his immigration and travel executive order on social media. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump renews call for ‘travel ban’ to protect against ‘dangerous countries’

Sean Langille · June 6, 2017 1:32 am

The benefits of Trump deleting or suspending his account far, far, far outweigh the cost of him keeping it. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Beltway Confidential

Why is anyone defending Trump’s obviously counterproductive use of Twitter?

Becket Adams · June 5, 2017 7:39 pm

The president used Twitter on Monday morning to argue that the Justice Department ought to have stuck with his first executive order seeking to implement the travel ban, and said the second version was "watered down." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s tweets could hurt his Supreme Court case on immigration: Experts

Ryan Lovelace · June 5, 2017 6:22 pm

The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway slammed President Trump's tweets about the travel ban proposal. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kellyanne Conway’s husband blasts Trump tweet on travel ban

Caitlin Yilek · June 5, 2017 4:07 pm

President Trump said the House Democrats want a government shutdown on Friday to distract from the just-passed GOP tax bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Shooting from the hip on ‘travel ban,’ @RealDonaldTrump shoots his administration in the foot again

Philip Wegmann · June 5, 2017 3:58 pm

"It was also my intent to create ... a district where the people would be more likely to elect a Democrat than a Republican," former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Martin O’Malley: Redistricting in Maryland an attempt to oust GOP

Sean Higgins · June 5, 2017 3:43 pm

$Environmental groups sued the Trump administration Monday over its move to repeal rules on oil and natural gas frackers that were a part of former President Barack Obama's broad climate change plan. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)$ Energy and Environment

Environmental groups sue EPA for moving to repeal fracking rules

John Siciliano · June 5, 2017 3:29 pm

Neal Katyal, representing the state of Hawaii in the case challenging President Trump's travel ban, celebrated the president's tweets Monday, saying lawyers for the plaintiffs "don't need the help" of the president "but will take it." (CSPAN via AP, POOL)

Lawyer challenging Trump’s travel ban celebrates president’s morning tweets

Melissa Quinn · June 5, 2017 3:20 pm

The case is the latest challenge involving privacy, technology and governmental surveillance to arrive at the high court. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Supreme Court grants cellphone privacy case

Ryan Lovelace · June 5, 2017 2:30 pm

"It's very frustrating to look over at the judicial branch, a handful of people, who are holding them back," Chaffetz said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Chaffetz: Judicial branch is keeping the Trump administration from protecting the US

Melissa Quinn · June 5, 2017 1:56 pm