Tag: Law

"The president-elect deserves tremendous credit for the way he was able to connect with the electorate, but he did not do it by celebrating the Republican Party," Nikki Haley said. (AP Photo)

Haley: Trump didn’t win as a GOP champion

Ryan Lovelace · November 18, 2016 5:08 pm

Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., introduced a bill Thursday that seeks to limit the Justice Department's ability to settle a series of lawsuits with Obamacare insurers. (AP Photo)

GOP lawmaker pushes to prevent last-minute Obamacare bailouts

Robert King · November 18, 2016 4:40 pm

President-elect Trump is said to be nearing a settlement of two class-action cases against Trump University that could result in him paying up to $25 million. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Trump to pay $25 million to settle Trump University fraud case

Gabby Morrongiello · November 18, 2016 4:39 pm

Conservative group thanks Grassley for blocking Obama SCOTUS pick

Ryan Lovelace · November 18, 2016 4:16 pm

Trump to nominate Sessions for attorney general

Kyle Feldscher · November 18, 2016 12:38 pm

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas scolded the actions of the court on Thursday night in a speech saluting the late Justice Antonin Scalia. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Justice Thomas scolds Supreme Court while honoring Scalia

Ryan Lovelace · November 18, 2016 4:57 am

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito mourned the death of Justice Antonin Scalia but made no mention of the court's vacant seat. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Alito mourns Scalia: ‘He changed the way the court works’

Ryan Lovelace · November 17, 2016 4:49 pm

Diners smoke marijuana as they eat dishes prepared by chefs during an evening of pairings of fine food and craft marijuana strains served at an outdoor venue in Colorado. Denver has approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing people to use marijuana in bars and restaurants. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Denver approves limited marijuana use in bars, restaurants

Kelly Cohen · November 17, 2016 2:05 pm

Our statutes require the deportation of those aliens — illegal or otherwise — who are convicted of aggravated felonies. (iStock photo)

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Trump is right: Some countries refuse to accept their deported criminals

Chuck Ambrose · November 17, 2016 5:02 am

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is taking over as the Democratic Party's top ranking member on the Judiciary Committee as it prepares for a Supreme Court battle over the vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia's death. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Feinstein becomes top-ranking Democrat on Judiciary Committee

Ryan Lovelace · November 16, 2016 10:52 pm

The Labor Department's new "persuader rule" would have required most attorneys who advise businesses on labor-related issues to reveal all of the financial details of those arrangements. (www.dol.gov)

Judge strikes down Labor Dept.’s ‘persuader rule’

Sean Higgins · November 16, 2016 10:41 pm

Issac Lanier Avant faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison, and fines.

Dem staffer guilty of failing to file tax returns

Pete Kasperowicz · November 16, 2016 8:01 pm