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Portland Mayor Bans Police Use of Tear Gas After 100 Days of Rioting
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has banned the use of tear gas on rioters in the Oregon city. Wheeler, a Democrat who is also Portland’s police… Read More
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Treasury Department Sanctions Ukrainian Lawmaker Who Met With Giuliani
The Trump administration announced sanctions Thursday against a Ukrainian lawmaker who met last year with President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and has pushed for… Read More
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Mueller Team’s Cellphones Wiped, Records Show
Data from more than 25 government-issued phones used by members of the special counsel’s team was wiped or deleted during the course of the Trump-Russia… Read More
LawCommentary
US Prosecutors in DC Put Racial Politics Above Safety of Black Residents
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser last week unsuccessfully tried to shift the political blame to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia for the… Read More
LawNews
Charges Possible in Probe of FBI, Attorney General Says
Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that more charges are possible in the investigation led by John Durham, the U.S. attorney investigating the origins of… Read More
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Trump Adds These 20 Names to His List of Supreme Court Candidates
President Donald Trump publicly added 20 names Wednesday to his list of candidates for the Supreme Court, including six women, three Senate Republicans, and a… Read More
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Voter Fraud Cases Emerge in Battleground States of North Carolina, Georgia
Two states seen as possible battlegrounds for the November presidential election had major revelations of alleged voter fraud within a week’s time. The Georgia secretary… Read More
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How US Marshals Rescued 39 Missing Children in Georgia
The U.S. Marshals Service found 39 missing children in Georgia over two weeks in a mission called Operation Not Forgotten. The rescued children “were considered… Read More
LawCommentary
Your Right to Vote Is Sacred. Don’t Give It Up.
The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy. I’m old enough to remember… Read More
LawCommentary
Expect Chaos for the November Election
It’s becoming increasingly clear that we should conduct the November election in as normal a manner as possible. We should have as many of our… Read More
LawCommentary
DC Mayor’s Attempt to Shift Blame Falls Flat
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser can’t decide what she wants. A year ago, she advocated for criminal justice measures that even The Washington Post’s editorial board… Read More
LawNews
Operation Legend Makes 2,000 Arrests, Seizes 182 Pounds of Drugs in 5 Weeks, DOJ Says
Operation Legend, a federal initiative to combat murder and violent crime in major U.S. cities, has recorded over 2,000 arrests and seized large quantities of… Read More
LawCommentary
In Foreboding Ruling, Appeals Court Says Transgender Students May Use Restroom of Choice
A federal court decided last week that schools can’t ban students from using the restroom that matches their desired gender identity, in what BuzzFeed News… Read More
LawCommentary
Left Should Blame Themselves, Not Trump, for the Riots
In riot-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin, President Donald Trump met with local law enforcement officials Tuesday and promised to help stricken residents rebuild their lives. One would hope that… Read More
LawNews
Justice Department Announces FISA Reforms to Prevent Another Carter Page Debacle
The Justice Department announced a series of reforms to its procedures for obtaining Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders on Tuesday aimed at preventing abuses that… Read More
LawAnalysis
What You Need to Know About Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse, and the Kenosha Violence
Jacob Blake, 29, was shot seven times in the back by a police officer Aug. 23 after police responded to a report of a domestic… Read More
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Trump Pledges Millions to Rebuild Kenosha After Rioting, Arson
Two of Riki Tagliapietra’s downtown businesses in Kenosha, Wisconsin, were vandalized, but the vice president of the Grease & Honey Restaurant Group in Kenosha is… Read More
Law Analysis
He Went to the Scene of the Fatal Shooting in Portland. Here’s What He Saw.
Gabe Johnson was sitting in his apartment Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, when he heard the gunshots that took the life of a man later… Read More
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Attorneys for Teen Kenosha Shooter Say He Acted in Self-Defense
Attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two people and wounding another during a riot on Tuesday, said the teenager “did nothing wrong”… Read More
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Intel Chief Says He Has Filed Multiple ‘Crimes Reports’ Over Classified Leaks
John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, said Sunday he has filed multiple “crimes reports” regarding alleged leaks of classified information to the media. “When… Read More
LawNews
Virginia Republicans Sign ‘Police Pledge’ to Back the Blue
The Virginia Republican Party is vowing to stand in support of law enforcement. “We have seen countless attacks on our brave law enforcement officers, citizens,… Read More
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Why Arizona Looks Like Ground Zero in Battle Over Election Integrity
The overblown rhetoric of Democratic state election officials accusing Republicans of trying to suppress voting could dangerously undermine elections, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich told… Read More
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DC Takes Federal Largesse, but Rejects Law Enforcement Help
Protesters in the nation’s capital—one of the largest recipients of federal aid—became a rowdy mob Thursday night outside the White House after the conclusion of… Read More
LawCommentary
Portland’s Endless Riots Are Destroying Lives and Businesses
Portland has suffered through more than 90 consecutive nights of violent riots. Enough is enough. These endless riots are not saving black lives. They are destroying lives…. Read More
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CHOP Victim’s Father Files $3 Billion in Claims Against Local Government
The father of a young man killed in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone has filed $3 billion in claims against King County, the city… Read More
LawCommentary
5 Reasons Why Violent Radicals Feel Empowered
The organized violence plaguing Portland, Oregon, and other cities has already lasted longer than Kid Rock’s marriage to Pamela Anderson. And there is no sign that the deliberate attacks will end any time… Read More
LawNews
Minneapolis Calls in National Guard to Stop Rioting
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Wednesday evening that the city had asked the National Guard to assist in stopping the unrest and rioting occurring on… Read More
LawCommentary
Push to Police Social Distancing Clashes With Calls to Defund Police
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice protests have come together to produce one of the strangest ironies of 2020: Many of the same people… Read More
Law Analysis
What’s Really Going on in Wisconsin
Riots have erupted in the state of Wisconsin following the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, by police on Sunday night. What happened? The… Read More
LawNews
Police Arrest Man for Pulling Gun on Pro-Life Activists Outside Planned Parenthood
Police arrested a man for pulling a gun on pro-life protesters and making a “threatening statement” to the activists outside a Delaware Planned Parenthood last… Read More
