Tag: Law

Police say concussion grenades weren't used in the encounter. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)

Energy and Environment

Pipeline protester could lose an arm after clash with police

John Siciliano · November 23, 2016 4:47 pm

Who Do Insiders Think Trump Will Select for the Supreme Court?

Josh Blackman · November 23, 2016 2:42 pm

A Texas judge on Tuesday threw out President Obama's new rule intended to force companies to pay workers more overtime. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Judge blocks Obama overtime rule

Sean Higgins · November 22, 2016 11:02 pm

Luther Strange has thrown his hat into the ring to take over Jeff Sessions' U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Alabama AG will run for Jeff Sessions’ Senate seat

Anna Giaritelli · November 22, 2016 10:16 pm

President-elect Trump has promised to enforce existing immigration laws. Critics have accused him of planning to round up undocumented families and deport them, an idea Trump appears to have abandoned. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

White House: GOP to blame for immigration ‘obstruction’

Sarah Bedford · November 22, 2016 5:47 pm

Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen spoke at a convention hosted by the Federalist Society. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

How Trump’s Supreme Court nominees may, or may not, follow Scalia

Ryan Lovelace · November 21, 2016 8:32 pm

Must Reading: Rabkin on Barnett

Terry Eastland · November 21, 2016 4:52 pm

"A mainstream candidate is somebody you may not agree with on every issue, but basically believes in precedent," Schumer said. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Schumer: Trump should pick ‘mainstream’ candidate to fill Supreme Court vacancy

Ryan Lovelace · November 20, 2016 3:46 pm

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is Democrats’ nightmare

Byron York · November 20, 2016 12:15 pm

Rice was the U.S. representative to the United Nations during Obama's first term. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

National Security

US: Russia ‘bears responsibility’ for destroyed Syrian hospitals

Ryan Lovelace · November 19, 2016 10:08 pm

Daniel Petrocelli, lead attorney for President-elect Trump, speaks after a hearing involving a lawsuit against the now-defunct Trump University Friday. Trump agreed Friday to pay $25 million to settle the lawsuits. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Trump tweets ‘The ONLY bad thing about winning the presidency’ is he couldn’t fight Trump University suit

Ryan Lovelace · November 19, 2016 1:53 pm

"And thanks to the historic victory we saw last week, it gives me immense pleasure to say the people have spoken and Justice Scalia has won as well," Ted Cruz declared. (AP Photo)

Cruz: Justice Scalia won the election

Ryan Lovelace · November 18, 2016 6:21 pm