Tag: Law

The Justice Department may have revealed that the classified documents are real due to an unrelated case in which the defendant tried to admit some of the WikiLeaks documents to make a case. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

National Security

Report: Justice Department may have confirmed authenticity of WikiLeaks CIA documents

Daniel Chaitin · March 22, 2017 8:04 pm

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, left, shares a laugh with Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gorsuch adopts a Trump-ism: ‘Bigly’

Ryan Lovelace · March 22, 2017 7:08 pm

Democrats grill Neil Gorsuch on unanimous opinion that overturned a standard that he used in a similar case. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

New Supreme Court ruling on disabilities case takes center stage at Gorsuch hearings

Ryan Lovelace · March 22, 2017 6:46 pm

It was a sobering reminder of how abortion can be used to facilitate sexual exploitation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Leahy’s Nazi abortion story at Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing

David Freddoso · March 22, 2017 5:24 pm

School staff were directed to deny ICE agents entrance to schools unless executing a warrant signed by a judge. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Beltway Confidential

De Blasio tells schools not to let ICE in, even though ICE doesn’t visit schools

Angelina Newsom · March 22, 2017 5:13 pm

Apparently, Figueroa had a problem with the victim's hair. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Beltway Confidential

A college student assaulted someone for ‘cultural appropriation’ over hair braids

Angelina Newsom · March 22, 2017 5:05 pm

The person was charged with unlawful entry and placed in jail. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Secret Service arrest White House intruder who got caught on fencing

Kyle Feldscher · March 22, 2017 3:58 pm

Supreme Court nominee rebuts major line of Democratic attack that he doesn't care about "the little guy." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gorsuch: ‘I’m not worried about large corporations … I’m worried about the ordinary American and sometimes the non-American’

Ryan Lovelace · March 22, 2017 3:44 pm

"Judge Gorsuch has performed exceedingly well," Sen. McConnell said. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

McConnell: Dems are trying to ‘invent’ reason not to seat Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · March 22, 2017 3:38 pm

Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court nominee, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Gorsuch spars with Feinstein over originalism

Ryan Lovelace · March 22, 2017 2:35 pm

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin doesn't expect enough Democrats to vote in favor of ending debate on Judge Neil Gorsuch's appointment to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Dick Durbin: Lack of Democratic supporters may force ‘nuclear option’ vote on Gorsuch

Kyle Feldscher · March 22, 2017 1:56 pm

Civil rights groups are urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to exercise greater oversight of United States Attorney nominees. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Groups urge greater oversight of US Attorney nominees

Kelly Cohen · March 22, 2017 3:17 am