Tag: Law

"Vowing to oppose any nominee" for partisan reasons "runs contrary to the long-standing tradition," Earnest said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House: Supreme Court block hurts GOP credibility

Nicole Duran · October 27, 2016 5:27 pm

The case deals with a lawsuit by an environmental group that said mine runoff from a Fola Coal operation was making a nearby stream toxic to aquatic wildlife because it was increasing the electrical conductivity of the water. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Energy and Environment

Case to determine if courts can move the goalposts on water permits

Kyle Feldscher · October 27, 2016 4:01 am

No credible gun seller in America is selling these weapons for the specific purpose of murder. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)

Opposition to assault weapons ban hits record high

Anna Giaritelli · October 26, 2016 10:07 pm

The subpoena is a part of New York's fraud investigation into the oil giant and climate change. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Energy and Environment

Exxon Mobil ordered to comply with New York AG’s subpoena

Kyle Feldscher · October 26, 2016 9:27 pm

Feds: 275,000 born to illegals in one year, would fill city the size of Orlando

Paul Bedard · October 26, 2016 6:46 pm

Jewel Miller, right, mother of Eric Garner's daughter Legacy, speaks during a rally calling for the prosecution of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Garner, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Report: Justice Department to charge NYPD cop in Eric Garner’s death

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2016 4:08 pm

The mayor also pushed back against the local FBI's suggestion to choose a spokesperson from law enforcement. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Orlando mayor wanted more info out on nightclub shooter

Mariana Barillas · October 25, 2016 11:08 pm

Rule requires contractors to report accusations of labor law violations, even if a court hasn't reviewed them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Court halts Obama contractor blacklist

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2016 6:46 pm

"Our government should have no part in funding discrimination," the letter says. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

National Security

42 senators push to strip ‘discrimination’ provision from defense policy bill

Jacqueline Klimas · October 25, 2016 4:17 pm

Erdely was called to the stand because Rolling Stone is now being sued by U.Va. dean Nicole Eramo.(Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Sabrina Rubin Erdely and the ‘banality of evil’

Ashe Schow · October 25, 2016 4:16 pm

Consumers can let the company fix the vehicles for free, when a fix is available, or sell their car back to the company. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Energy and Environment

Judge approves $15 billion VW settlement

Kyle Feldscher · October 25, 2016 4:07 pm

Eric Garner, 43, died in 2014 after two police officers put him into a chokehold after accusing him of selling untaxed cigarettes. The confrontation was caught on tape, which went viral, and his last words of "I can't breathe" became a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Justice Department replaces FBI team in chokehold case in push to bring charges

Kelly Cohen · October 25, 2016 3:17 pm