By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 20, 2020
"High respect for the president does not imply diminished respect for the ancient functions of the grand jury or the long-established standards governing challenges to its subpoenas," U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero wrote.
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By Tony Center | August 20, 2020
Under the rulings as they now stand, the same judge may resign within six months of her/his term and be appointed to fill her/his own vacancy, ad infinitum, thereby completely removing the right of the public to have a say in who should be their judge.
By Jim Saunders | August 20, 2020
The ruling by a three-judge panel of the Fourth District Court of Appeal was a victory for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose arrest in 2019 on misdemeanor prostitution charges drew national headlines.
By Alaina Lancaster | August 19, 2020
The city's former police chief Anne Kirkpatrick alleges that Oakland officials retaliated against her for reporting that commissioners had used their position for personal gain.
By Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | August 19, 2020
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. We're reporting on some new faces at the SG's office, and scroll down for a big new petition and an amicus appointment in a new constitutional law dispute. Thanks for reading!
By Angela Morris | August 18, 2020
A pro bono team from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld won a preliminary injunction that stops a school district from enforcing a hair-length policy that would have forced two African American students to cut their dreadlocks, or face punishment.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 18, 2020
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson led a lawsuit against changes to the U.S. Postal Service hours after the postmaster general promised to back off reforms until after the November election, when many Americans are expected to vote by mail.
By Charles Toutant | August 18, 2020
"Defendants have presented conceivable justification that keeping movie theaters closed while opening churches, shopping malls, and libraries is rationally related to the goal of stopping the transmission of COVID-19," the judge said. Davis White Tremaine represented the National Association of Theater Owners, which did not respond to a request for comment. The state was represented by Daniel Vannella of the Attorney General's Office, which did not respond to a request for comment.
By Angela Morris | August 18, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of Texas have denied Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther's claims that the state's COVID-19 emergency orders are unconstitutional because the executive branch used legislative branch powers.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 18, 2020
"The committee's experience demonstrated the potential for abuse of executive privilege, particularly as it relates to impeding a congressional inquiry," the Senate Intelligence Committee report found.
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