Tag: Law

Yes, laughter played a factor in the jury's decision, but it is inaccurate to suggest they convicted her on that alone. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

No, a woman wasn’t convicted today simply for laughing during Jeff Session’s confirmation hearing

Becket Adams · May 4, 2017 12:57 am

Chris Stewart, left, attorney for Alton Sterling's son Cameron Sterling and his mother Quinyetta McMillan, hugs family members of Alton Sterling as they arrive at federal court in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 3, 2017, to meet with the U.S. Justice Department officials. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

DOJ says ‘insufficient evidence’ exists to charge cops who shot Alton Sterling

Kelly Cohen · May 3, 2017 7:38 pm

"It's unclear why she identified herself as Hillary Clinton," the AP wrote. (AP)

Drunken driving suspect tells police her name is Hillary Clinton

Caitlin Yilek · May 3, 2017 7:10 pm

One out of every seven prisoners in the U.S. is serving a life sentence in some capacity. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Record number of Americans serving life prison sentences

Kelly Cohen · May 3, 2017 5:37 pm

A federal appeals court is allowing a same-sex couple's lawsuit to proceed against Rowan County clerk Kim Davis, who denied a gay couple a marriage license in Kentucky in 2015. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Appeals court breathes new life into same-sex marriage lawsuit against Kim Davis

Ryan Lovelace · May 3, 2017 5:11 pm

The DNC's rebuttal to these allegations is revealing, coming as Democrats try to rebuild after 2016 with a semblance of unity. (AP Photo/Matt York

Donkeys or asses? Democrats bray but won’t pay

Washington Examiner · May 3, 2017 4:01 am

It's nice to see Slager face justice, but it's hard to swallow the idea that prosecutors would let someone caught red-handed negotiate a less-than-unconditional surrender. (Feidin Santana via AP Images)

Beltway Confidential

Should we be happy about Michael Slager’s guilty plea?

David Freddoso · May 2, 2017 9:54 pm

New justices' law clerks will be tasked with reviewing all petitions in search of cases warranting the high court's notice. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Gorsuch won’t use Supreme Court clerks’ pool to help choose cases to hear

Ryan Lovelace · May 2, 2017 6:26 pm

Planned Parenthood reopens Texas clinic

Robert King · May 2, 2017 6:20 pm

"It was awful to watch that .... People shouldn't be treated that way," the Tennessee Democrat said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rep. Steve Cohen: Video of United passenger dragged off plane reminded me of a Trump campaign rally

Ryan Lovelace · May 2, 2017 5:05 pm

The data shows that about 24 percent of the federal prison population are foreign born, 45,493. Of those, just 3,939 are U.S. citizens, and the remaining 41,554 are illegally in the United States. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

More than 90 percent of foreign-born federal prison inmates are illegal immigrants

Kelly Cohen · May 2, 2017 3:36 pm

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz testifies before a House panel hearing that his airline will not look to remove someone from a flight after they are seated on the plane. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

United CEO Oscar Munoz testifies before Congress: ‘This has to be a turning point’

Ryan Lovelace · May 2, 2017 2:08 pm