Federal Government
2745 ABA Journal Federal Government articles.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the House Judiciary Committee has no basis to sue for enforcement of a subpoena against former White House counsel Don McGahn.
Aug 31, 2020 3:33 PM CDT
An en banc federal appeals court is refusing to interfere with a federal judge’s plan to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s
bid to drop the prosecution of Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser.
Aug 31, 2020 2:04 PM CDT
3 fully online law schools get California accreditation
On Friday, California accreditation was given to three online law schools—the Concord Law School at Purdue University Global, the Northwestern California University…
Aug 25, 2020 4:13 PM CDT
The Hanover Insurance Group has refused to renew malpractice coverage for the lawyer representing the whistleblower
whose complaint led to impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
Aug 25, 2020 9:38 AM CDT
Six states and the District of Columbia claim in a lawsuit filed Friday that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's changes to postal service operations are undermining mail-in voting.
Aug 21, 2020 1:33 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” is coming in from the dark. The shadow docket has attracted growing scrutiny recently as President Donald Trump’s administration has repeatedly filed applications with the high court seeking emergency relief on a range of matters.
Aug 20, 2020 9:20 AM CDT
Trump pardons Susan B. Anthony
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is granting a posthumous pardon to Susan B. Anthony, the women’s suffragist who was convicted for casting a…
Aug 18, 2020 4:52 PM CDT
President Donald Trump’s former adviser Roger Stone has dropped the appeal of
his conviction for obstructing the congressional probe of Russian election influence, tampering with a witness and lying to Congress.
Aug 18, 2020 11:57 AM CDT
The U.S. Department of Justice has to file a new brief after running afoul of a Washington, D.C., court rule banning excessive footnotes.
Aug 17, 2020 11:55 AM CDT
FBI lawyer accused of altering email in Russia probe
An information filed Friday accuses FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith of changing an email used in 2017 to justify continued surveillance…
Aug 14, 2020 5:01 PM CDT
Consent decrees designed to stop anti-competitive conduct by music licensing organizations could pose a problem for musician Neil Young, who is trying to stop President Donald Trump’s campaign from using his music.
Aug 13, 2020 9:52 AM CDT
“The Army-McCarthy hearings would rightfully be compared to a soap opera, even though there was no infidelity or seduction, the plot meandered, and the only real star was a hired-gun solicitor,” writes author Larry Tye.
Aug 11, 2020 9:55 AM CDT
An en banc federal appeals court ruled Friday that the House Judiciary Committee has standing to seek court enforcement of a subpoena for testimony by former White House counsel Don McGahn.
Aug 10, 2020 11:11 AM CDT
A federal judge has ordered immigration officials to provide rapid-result COVID-19 tests to all detainees at a California facility, where several staff members and detainees have already tested positive for the virus.
Aug 7, 2020 11:22 AM CDT
The public’s approval of the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest it has been in more than a decade, according to a new poll from Gallup. The results, released Wednesday, show that 58% of Americans say the Supreme Court handles its job responsibly.
Aug 7, 2020 9:31 AM CDT
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