Politics Jan 01 Judiciary will review sexual misconduct policies “Events in recent months have illuminated the depth of the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace, and events in the past few weeks have made clear that the judicial branch is not immune,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in…
Nation Dec 16 Lawsuit says two immigrant teens in U.S. custody can’t get abortions President Donald Trump's administration is blocking two pregnant teens in the country illegally and being held in federal custody from obtaining abortions, the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday.
Politics Dec 05 ACLU disputes suggestion of wrongdoing in abortion case The American Civil Liberties Union is pushing back against a claim by the Trump administration that ACLU attorneys acted improperly while helping an immigrant teenager held in federal custody obtain an abortion.
Nation Dec 04 Supreme Court takes up sports betting case The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could make sports betting widely available.
Nation Nov 03 Government says teen’s lawyers misled them in abortion case WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday accused lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of misleading the administration in the case of a pregnant immigrant teen who sought and obtained an abortion following a lawsuit.
Nation Oct 24 Federal court clears way for immigrant teen to get abortion The ruling Tuesday by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overruled a decision by a three-judge panel of the court that at least temporarily blocked the teen from having the procedure.
Nation Oct 20 LISTEN: Appeals court temporarily blocks immigrant teen’s abortion access A federal appeals court in D.C. has blocked an undocumented immigrant girl from getting an abortion for now. Hear the courtroom arguments, which took place earlier Friday.
Politics Sep 29 Groups say they’ll challenge Trump’s latest travel ban The American Civil Liberties Union says it's challenging the Trump administration's latest travel ban, the first legal action to be announced against the new ban.
Politics Sep 29 At high court and others, Trump reverses legal course The Trump administration is dealing with lawsuits that were in progress before the president took office — and asserting different positions than the Obama administration.
Nation Jun 22 ‘Pizzagate’ gunman in D.C. sentenced to four years in prison A North Carolina man who fired an assault rifle inside a District of Columbia restaurant during his investigation of a conspiracy theory dubbed "pizzagate" was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison.