WASHINGTON — Sally Yates — who was for refusing to defend President Donald Trump’s travel ban less than two weeks after he took office — spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, bringing full circle the first of the numerous legal battles and clashes with career government officials that have defined Trump’s first term.Yates was fired as acting attorney general on January 30, 2017, after she directed DOJ lawyers not to defend Trump’s travel ban executive order in court. In her remarks at the DNC on Tuesday evening, she said that Trump’s “shameful and unlawful Muslim...…WASHINGTON — Sally Yates — who was for refusing to defend President Donald Trump’s travel ban less than two weeks after he took office — spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, bringing full circle the first of the numerous legal battles and clashes with career government officials that have defined Trump’s first term.Yates was fired as acting attorney general on January 30, 2017, after she directed DOJ lawyers not to defend Trump’s travel ban executive order in court. In her remarks at the DNC on Tuesday evening, she said that Trump’s “shameful and unlawful Muslim...WW…

A majority of the DC Circuit rejected the Justice Department's argument that Congress could not take the president and the executive branch to court to enforce subpoenas.WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court that House Democrats can take the Trump administration to court when current and former officials refuse to comply with subpoenas, rejecting the Justice Department's argument that Congress could not ever sue.The ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is a major win for House Democrats in their ongoing efforts to wrest documents and testimony from the Trump administration....…A majority of the DC Circuit rejected the Justice Department's argument that Congress could not take the president and the executive branch to court to enforce subpoenas.WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court that House Democrats can take the Trump administration to court when current and former officials refuse to comply with subpoenas, rejecting the Justice Department's argument that Congress could not ever sue.The ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit is a major win for House Democrats in their ongoing efforts to wrest documents and testimony from the Trump administration....WW…

“I am not approving of you withdrawing from this case right now,” a supervisor in the US attorney’s office in DC told prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky.WASHINGTON — At 2:59 p.m. on Feb. 11, Aaron Zelinsky, one of the lead prosecutors in the criminal case against Trump ally Roger Stone, sent an email notifying his supervisor J.P. Cooney that he was withdrawing from Stone’s case.In an email one minute later, according to the time stamp, Cooney tried to stop him.“I am not approving of you withdrawing from this case right now,” Cooney wrote in one of a set of emails obtained by BuzzFeed News through a...…“I am not approving of you withdrawing from this case right now,” a supervisor in the US attorney’s office in DC told prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky.WASHINGTON — At 2:59 p.m. on Feb. 11, Aaron Zelinsky, one of the lead prosecutors in the criminal case against Trump ally Roger Stone, sent an email notifying his supervisor J.P. Cooney that he was withdrawing from Stone’s case.In an email one minute later, according to the time stamp, Cooney tried to stop him.“I am not approving of you withdrawing from this case right now,” Cooney wrote in one of a set of emails obtained by BuzzFeed News through a...WW…

Court justices, with Thomas dissenting, announced they would not hear a group of cases challenging qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that shields cops.WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court announced Monday that a majority of the justices once again voted against revisiting qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that protects police against being sued for excessive force and civil rights violations.Justice Clarence Thomas was the exception, writing separately in a that he was ready to take on the issue, which has after the recent deaths of , , and other Black men and women during encounters...…Court justices, with Thomas dissenting, announced they would not hear a group of cases challenging qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that shields cops.WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court announced Monday that a majority of the justices once again voted against revisiting qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that protects police against being sued for excessive force and civil rights violations.Justice Clarence Thomas was the exception, writing separately in a that he was ready to take on the issue, which has after the recent deaths of , , and other Black men and women during encounters...WW…

The man was tested for COVID-19 but said he hasn’t gotten the result yet.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — An inmate at a Louisiana prison was choked by a sheriff’s deputy and appeared to lose consciousness later in the struggle, according to video footage obtained by BuzzFeed News. The inmate says it was retaliation for repeatedly requesting medical assistance for symptoms commonly associated with .Bradford Skinner, an inmate in the East...…The man was tested for COVID-19 but said he hasn’t gotten the result yet.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — An inmate at a Louisiana prison was choked by a sheriff’s deputy and appeared to lose consciousness later in the struggle, according to video footage obtained by BuzzFeed News. The inmate says it was retaliation for repeatedly requesting medical assistance for symptoms commonly associated with .Bradford Skinner, an inmate in the East...WW…

The judge rejected Stone's argument that he should get a do-over because a juror was biased. He's facing a 40-month prison sentence.WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, the longtime Trump ally for , lost his latest attempt at getting a new trial on Thursday.US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson that he was entitled to a new trial because of information that came out earlier this year that the jury foreperson had criticized President Donald Trump on social media. Not only did the juror's posts fail to prove that she harbored bias against Stone and lied about her ability to be fair when she was vetted,...…The judge rejected Stone's argument that he should get a do-over because a juror was biased. He's facing a 40-month prison sentence.WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, the longtime Trump ally for , lost his latest attempt at getting a new trial on Thursday.US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson that he was entitled to a new trial because of information that came out earlier this year that the jury foreperson had criticized President Donald Trump on social media. Not only did the juror's posts fail to prove that she harbored bias against Stone and lied about her ability to be fair when she was vetted,...WW…

Legal aid lawyers say they’re still seeing illegal evictions, and expect a surge in need from millions of newly unemployed tenants once state and local moratoriums end.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — On March 19, three days after an eviction moratorium took effect in New York in response to , Akil Mayfield was evicted from his Queens apartment — his landlord had changed the locks and wouldn’t let him back in.Mayfield, who is 45 years...…Legal aid lawyers say they’re still seeing illegal evictions, and expect a surge in need from millions of newly unemployed tenants once state and local moratoriums end.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — On March 19, three days after an eviction moratorium took effect in New York in response to , Akil Mayfield was evicted from his Queens apartment — his landlord had changed the locks and wouldn’t let him back in.Mayfield, who is 45 years...WW…

Tribal governments are challenging the Treasury Department’s decision to make certain for-profit Native corporations eligible for stimulus funds intended to help tribes respond to the pandemic.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — Dozens of Native American tribal governments have raced to court in the past week to try to stop the Treasury Department from allowing for-profit Native corporations to access a special pool of $8 billion in...…Tribal governments are challenging the Treasury Department’s decision to make certain for-profit Native corporations eligible for stimulus funds intended to help tribes respond to the pandemic.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — Dozens of Native American tribal governments have raced to court in the past week to try to stop the Treasury Department from allowing for-profit Native corporations to access a special pool of $8 billion in...WW…

A federal judge blocked the Treasury Department from sending coronavirus relief money meant to benefit Native American tribes to certain for-profit Native corporations.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — The Trump administration cannot distribute coronavirus relief money intended to help Native American communities respond to the pandemic to certain for-profit Native corporations, a federal judge .It's the first loss in court for the...…A federal judge blocked the Treasury Department from sending coronavirus relief money meant to benefit Native American tribes to certain for-profit Native corporations.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — The Trump administration cannot distribute coronavirus relief money intended to help Native American communities respond to the pandemic to certain for-profit Native corporations, a federal judge .It's the first loss in court for the...WW…

Families can get up to $500 per child under the CARES Act, but a lawsuit accuses the government of unconstitutionally denying those benefits to the children of undocumented immigrants.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — US citizen kids whose parents are undocumented immigrants filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday challenging their exclusion from a relief program that Congress intended to benefit children.Under...…Families can get up to $500 per child under the CARES Act, but a lawsuit accuses the government of unconstitutionally denying those benefits to the children of undocumented immigrants.BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — US citizen kids whose parents are undocumented immigrants filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday challenging their exclusion from a relief program that Congress intended to benefit children.Under...WW…