Tag: Law

Gifts of confidential information from an executive to a relative break the law, the court ruled. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Supreme Court supports insider trading conviction

Ryan Lovelace · December 6, 2016 5:59 pm

Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion, which is a partial win for Samsung. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Supreme Court sides with Samsung in its patent fight with Apple

Ryan Lovelace · December 6, 2016 3:41 pm

Anthony Scott, Walter Scott's brother, speaks during a press conference after the mistrial was declared for the Michael Slager trial Monday in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Lawyer for Walter Scott’s family says cop won’t escape justice

Kyle Feldscher · December 6, 2016 2:29 pm

"Sessions is superbly qualified by temperament, intellect, and experience" to serve as the head of the Justice Department, wrote five former U.S. attorneys general. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Five former attorneys general urge swift confirmation of Sessions

Ryan Lovelace · December 5, 2016 10:47 pm

Last spring, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled in favor of Republicans, who charged that the Obama administration unconstitutionally awarded the funds to insurers even though they hadn't been allocated by Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama administration can no longer fight Obamacare lawsuit

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 5, 2016 9:46 pm

The pair of cases pitted Marc Elias, above, a Democratic superlawyer who previously worked for Hillary Clinton's failed presidential campaign, against Paul Clement, an attorney who several conservatives had hoped to see included on President-elect Trump's Supreme Court shortlists. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court hears voting rights cases from key battleground states

Ryan Lovelace · December 5, 2016 7:45 pm

Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Roof will be allowed to be represented by attorneys during the first phase of his trial. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Dylann Roof will use lawyers for opening phase of trial

Kelly Cohen · December 5, 2016 5:44 pm

President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of education is Betsy DeVos. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · December 5, 2016 5:01 am

A fake news story accused Hillary Clinton of running a child sex ring from Comet Ping Pong. (Elizabeth Murphy/Creative Commons photo)

Armed man arrested at DC restaurant at center of Clinton conspiracy theory

Caitlin Yilek · December 4, 2016 10:14 pm

Critics regard McCaul as too lax in this immigration enforcement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Immigration hawks balk at McCaul for DHS

W. James Antle III · December 3, 2016 8:46 pm

Republicans in both states hold majorities in their respective congressional delegations. (AP Photo/Gary Robertson)

Supreme Court to hear case on race impact on redistricting

Al Weaver · December 3, 2016 3:49 pm

The aim of the bill is to "expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Congress revives Cold War tool to counter Russian propaganda

Joel Gehrke · December 2, 2016 6:36 pm