Tag: Law

Trump, meeting with Federalist Society, indicates he won’t veer from Supreme Court shortlists

Ryan Lovelace · November 16, 2016 7:35 pm

The legal team for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will ask the incoming Trump administration to end the United States' investigation into his organization. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

National Security

Assange to ask Trump to end WikiLeaks investigation

Rudy Takala · November 16, 2016 5:25 pm

Prosecutors announced Wednesday that Jeronimo Yanez has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Philando Castile. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Minnesota cop charged with manslaughter in July shooting

Kelly Cohen · November 16, 2016 4:56 pm

In prepared remarks, Loretta Lynch indirectly asked Trump to continue to "bring justice to those who feel excluded and left behind." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Attorney General Lynch asks Trump to continue criminal justice reform

Kelly Cohen · November 16, 2016 4:19 pm

Perhaps gradually expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court would help ensure we don't end up in another election year where the Supreme Court is a political football. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Congress should consider adding more Supreme Court justices

Jason Russell · November 16, 2016 6:09 am

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor urged Americans frustrated by the election's outcome not to grow despondent, but to speak out. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Sotomayor on election: ‘We can’t afford to despair and we can’t afford to give up’

Ryan Lovelace · November 16, 2016 1:36 am

Energy Transfer Partners said the Dakota Access pipeline "has waited long enough," according to Kelcy Warren, the company's CEO. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Firm asks court to force Obama’s hand on oil pipeline

John Siciliano · November 15, 2016 9:27 pm

Voters want President-elect Trump's top agenda items to be scrapping Obamacare and filling the Supreme Court vacancy, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Here’s what voters want Trump to tackle first

Ryan Lovelace · November 15, 2016 8:15 pm

Detroit Lions wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who won the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2015 for his community work off the field, told ESPN that they are going to Capitol Hill to help close the "gap" between the police and the communities they serve. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

NFL players to meet with Congress on race, police brutality

Kelly Cohen · November 15, 2016 4:53 pm

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at the Jewish Federations of North America conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Ginsburg concedes: Trump will fill Supreme Court’s vacancy

Ryan Lovelace · November 15, 2016 2:22 pm

While the conservative legal community has been generally skeptical of Donald Trump throughout his presidential campaign, they are optimistic that he will adhere to his public SCOTUS shortlists. (AP Photo)

Legal conservatives cautiously optimistic on Trump SCOTUS pick

Ryan Lovelace · November 14, 2016 8:31 pm

Supreme Court shot down rumors that Justice Anthony Kennedy might be getting ready to retire in 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Supreme Court shoots down rumors of another vacancy in 2017

Ryan Lovelace · November 14, 2016 4:24 pm