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March 28, 2019

Kate Steinle's parents cannot sue sanctuary city for wrongful death, 9th Circuit rules

A U.S. Appeals Court says the parents of Kate Steinle, who died in 2015 after an undocumented man shot her as she walked with her father on a San Francisco pier, cannot sue the city whose sanctuary policies were widely blamed for the tragedy.

March 27, 2019

Federal judge blocks Medicaid work rules in setback for Trump

A federal judge in Washington blocked specific Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky Wednesday but stopped short of deciding whether any work requirements are incompatible with the program's mission to provide health care to underprivileged people. 

March 27, 2019

Congressional Republicans rattled by Trump's pivot to ObamaCare fight after Mueller summary

GOP lawmakers fear that President Trump has trampled all over what may have been the best week of his presidency by backing the complete overturn of ObamaCare.

March 27, 2019

Seagram heiress faints after judge questions her about Avenatti in Nxivm case

Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman collapsed in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday.

March 19, 2019

Supreme Court hands Trump administration a victory in immigration battle

The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Trump administration a victory in its battle to clamp down on illegal immigration by making it easier to detain immigrants with criminal records.

March 15, 2019

Constitution protects giving the finger to police officers, court rules

The right to give a police officer the finger is protected by the Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled this week.

March 12, 2019

California teacher sues teachers' union, AG Becerra for deducting dues

A California special education teacher filed suit earlier this week against the state’s teachers union and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, arguing that she was never informed of her right to opt out of paying union dues.

March 12, 2019

Michael Avenatti cuts ties with Stormy Daniels

Attorney Michael Avenatti announced Tuesday that he was no longer representing adult film star Stormy Daniels, cutting ties with a client who had propelled him into the national limelight.

March 11, 2019

McCabe says he was 'shocked' by Manafort sentencing, but does not think Trump's comments had influence

Former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe said that he was “shocked” by the light sentence handed out to President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort last week after he was found guilty of various financial crimes.

March 6, 2019

Prosecutors agree to drop charges against disgraced former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back IRS

Federal prosecutors in Illinois have agreed to drop charges against former Rep. Aaron Schock in exchange for paying back tens of thousands of dollars to the IRS and his own campaign.