December 21, 2015 JPMorgan Chase deal with DOJ may funnel money to liberal advocacy group The banking giant agreed to pay the DOJ a record $13 billion to settle state and federal civil lawsuits over faulty mortgage bonds last month.
December 21, 2015 Feds back 'mid-range' punishment for EPA fraudster, despite 'massive' deception A high-ranking EPA official who cheated the government out of nearly $1 million by pretending to be a CIA agent faces sentencing on Wednesday -- though federal prosecutors are only backing a "mid-range" punishment for what they called a "crime of massive proportions."
December 21, 2015 Judge deals blow to NSA phone data program A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records likely violates the Constitution, in a major setback for the controversial spy agency.
December 20, 2015 Legal expert says Senate Dems' nuclear option could lead to 'mass destruction' Sekulow said on “The Kelly File” the Senate decision to approve a rule change that strips the minority party of its primary power to block nominations could be a slippery slope.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion restrictions The court denied a request by Planned Parenthood to block a ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which allows key parts of the Texas abortion law to stay in effect while the case plays out.
December 20, 2015 Federal court to hear pivotal DNA collection case as similar laws spread across country Lily Haskell was arrested while attending a peace rally in San Francisco in March 2009.
December 20, 2015 Republicans block key Obama court nominee in Senate vote Senate Republicans blocked another of President Barack Obama's picks for one of the nation's top courts on Tuesday,
December 20, 2015 Texas files appeal following federal ruling state's new abortion law is unconstitutional Texas officials have appealed a decision made Monday in federal court that would block a part of the state’s new abortion law requiring doctors who perform an abortion to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled Monday that the provision in the bill violates the rights of abortion doctors to do what they think is best for their patients and would unreasonably restrict a woman’s access to abortion clinics.
December 20, 2015 Judge tells Congress 'go to hell,' urges confrontation over furloughs A federal judge says it's time to tell Congress to “go to hell” for allowing the partial government shutdown and other recent actions that have significantly cut court funding.
December 20, 2015 Feds fight request to learn if Awlaki was informant Lawyers for a Muslim scholar in prison for recruiting Taliban warriors to fight against the U.S. got their court hearing last week as they try to learn whether Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki was once a government informant -- a fact that could impact their client’s 2005 conviction.
