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Asylum cases clog dockets, outstrip attorneys’ ability to help immigrants

December 10, 2019 Comments Off on Asylum cases clog dockets, outstrip attorneys’ ability to help immigrants

Tensions were running high at Baltimore’s Immigration Court, with more than 30 people packed into Judge Zakia Mahasa’s courtroom, many facing the prospect of being deported. Most of those who stood before Mahasa appeared to be teenagers. Some came with ...

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Justice legal opinion backs Whitaker’s naming as acting AG

November 14, 2018 Comments Off on Justice legal opinion backs Whitaker’s naming as acting AG

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks to state and local law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Justice Department on Wednesday released an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general.

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Mueller probe includes Obama’s White House counsel

September 24, 2018 Comments Off on Mueller probe includes Obama’s White House counsel

Welcome to Monday, the 50th anniversary of the premiere of “60 Minutes.” Here are some news items to get your week started. — Could Obama’s White House counsel become ensnared in Mueller investigation? — Accused Milwaukee killer faces trial on ...

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Md. sues federal government to enforce Affordable Care Act

September 13, 2018 Comments Off on Md. sues federal government to enforce Affordable Care Act

“We must curtail the growing militarization of police,” says Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, in urging several changes to police oversight. (The Daily Record/File Photo)

Maryland has asked a federal judge to declare the Affordable Care Act constitutional and enforceable.

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Justice Department takes aim at heart of health law

June 8, 2018 Comments Off on Justice Department takes aim at heart of health law

FILE - In this April 25, 2018, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions. Sessions said in a letter to Congress on June 7, that President Donald Trump, who campaigned on repealing the law and nearly did so his first year in office, approved the legal strategy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health ...

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Tell Jeff Sessions domestic violence victims need asylum

March 29, 2018 Comments Off on Tell Jeff Sessions domestic violence victims need asylum

FILE- In this Jan 10, 2017, file photo, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A Washington jury has convicted three people of being disruptive at U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing. A jury returned the verdicts Wednesday, May 3, in Superior Court of the District of Columbia.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced he will reconsider whether women fleeing severe domestic violence can quality for asylum in the United States.

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Sessions defends Rosenstein after Trump remark

February 2, 2018 Comments Off on Sessions defends Rosenstein after Trump remark

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks before a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 in Washington. A day after hundreds of text messages between two FBI officials on the special counsel's Russia investigation revealed a strong anti-Trump bias, the Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein appears on the Hill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is defending his deputy in the face of criticism from the president.

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Md.’s top US prosecutor will not target medical marijuana growers

January 22, 2018 Comments Off on Md.’s top US prosecutor will not target medical marijuana growers

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Maryland’s top federal prosecutor said he has no plans to enforce federal anti-drug laws against medical marijuana growers and distributors in the state.

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Baltimore waiting for reply from FBI in unsolved killing

December 13, 2017 Comments Off on Baltimore waiting for reply from FBI in unsolved killing

1.12.2017 BALTIMORE, MD- Mayor Catherine E. Pugh joined by U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch to announce agreement on the Department of Justice Consent Decree concerning practices by the Baltimore Police Department. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)

Baltimore’s police commissioner is still awaiting a reply after asking federal authorities to take the lead in the unsolved killing of a city detective. Spokesmen for the FBI and Baltimore’s police force said Wednesday they have no information on any ...

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Sessions: terror attacks show immigration a security issue

December 12, 2017 Comments Off on Sessions: terror attacks show immigration a security issue

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks alongside Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen during a news conference in Baltimore, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, to announce efforts to combat the MS-13 street gang with law enforcement and immigration actions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

A botched suicide mission on the New York City subway system showed in the "starkest terms" that the failures of the U.S. immigration system are a national security issue, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday.

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