Stephen Bannon, who was ousted as White House chief strategist last summer but has remained in touch with President Trump’s circle, is pitching a plan to cripple the federal probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Washington Post reports. His first step would...
A Justice Department lawyer defending an order by President Trump on “sanctuary cities” found himself in the familiar position of asking a federal court to ignore Trump’s own statements on the subject, reports Politico. The order sought to ban federal grants to jurisdictions that limit...
The petition of the day is: Blagojevich v. United States 17-658 Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel to the petitioner in this case. This listing occurs without regard to the likelihood that certiorari will be granted. Issues:...
Uber will do annual criminal background checks on its U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to keep riders safe, the Associated Press reports. The move announced Thursday is one of several actions taken by the ride-hailing company...
Five years after two brothers who had been living in the U.S. for a decade bombed the Boston Marathon, federally funded community programs to prevent attacks by homegrown extremists are barely underway and face an uncertain future, the Associated Press reports. Those projects, under a...
Suicides left more police officers and firefighters dead last year than all line-of-duty deaths combined — a jarring statistic that continues to plague first responders but gets little attention, reports USA Today. A new study by the Ruderman Family Foundation, a philanthropic organization that works...