All posts tagged "Jeff Sessions"
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Alexis Evans | August 14, 2017
ICYMI: Best of the Week
Check out Law Street's best of the week!
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Alexis Evans | August 7, 2017
Cannabis in America August 2017: Sessions’ Pot Task Force Recommends Status Quo
Check out our August Cannabis in America newsletter!
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Alec Siegel | August 4, 2017
DOJ Denies More Crime-Fighting Resources for Four Sanctuary Cities
Jeff Sessions' battle with sanctuary cities continues.
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Alec Siegel | July 28, 2017
Lindsey Graham: If Trump Fires Sessions, “There Will be Holy Hell to Pay”
Graham is looking to introduce legislation that would block the firing of special counsels without a judicial review.
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Alec Siegel | July 27, 2017
House Committee Blocks Medical Marijuana Access for Veterans
The amendment could still make it into a final bill.
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Marcus Dieterle | July 25, 2017
North Dakota Looks to Norway for Inspiration to Make Prisons More Humane
At these North Dakota prisons, compassion replaces punishment in an effort to rehabilitate inmates.
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Alec Siegel | July 21, 2017
Federal Officials Visit Colorado to Learn About Legal Marijuana
Federal representatives held meetings in Denver and Colorado Springs.
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Emma Von Zeipel | July 20, 2017
RantCrush Top 5: July 20, 2017
White HBO producers want to take on slavery...what could go wrong?
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Emma Von Zeipel | June 14, 2017
RantCrush Top 5: June 14, 2017
Congressional baseball shooting rattles nation.
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Alec Siegel | June 14, 2017
Sessions Asked Congress to Remove Marijuana Protections from Spending Bill
The attorney general is no fan of marijuana.
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Alec Siegel | June 7, 2017
Trump’s FBI Director Nominee is Christopher Wray: What You Need to Know
Wray is a former federal prosecutor.
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Kevin Rizzo | May 25, 2017
Sessions Narrows Funding Threat to Sanctuary Cities
The latest development in a battle that began on Trump's fifth day in office.
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Alec Siegel | May 15, 2017
Sessions Undermines Bipartisan Push for Criminal Justice Reform
Sessions recently called on prosecutors to pursue the strictest sentences--even for non-violent offenders.
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Alec Siegel | May 10, 2017
Why Did Trump Fire FBI Director James Comey?
Comey was fired Tuesday night.
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Emma Von Zeipel | May 3, 2017
RantCrush Top 5: May 3, 2017
Check out today's RC Top 5!
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Alec Siegel | May 2, 2017
Provision in Spending Bill Protects States’ Medical Marijuana Laws
Jeff Sessions won't get funding to pursue a war on medical marijuana.
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Alec Siegel | April 24, 2017
Trump’s Border Wall: the Issue That Could Shut Down the Government
Congress is at odds with the administration's desire to have the government fund the wall.
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Alec Siegel | April 18, 2017
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly: Marijuana “Not a Factor” in Drug War
Kelly's stance is lightyears away from Jeff Sessions' comments.
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Alec Siegel | April 11, 2017
Oregon Passes Bill to Protect Marijuana Consumers’ Personal Information
The bill is meant to protect against a crackdown by federal authorities.
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Emma Von Zeipel | April 6, 2017
Devin Nunes Steps Away from House Investigation into Russia
Here's what's going on.
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Alec Siegel | April 4, 2017
Could California Become a Sanctuary State for Marijuana Businesses?
A new bill could make the state a safe haven for marijuana growers and sellers.
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Alec Siegel | April 3, 2017
John Oliver Blasts America’s Marijuana Laws
The comedian delivered some cutting cannabis commentary.
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Alexis Evans | March 31, 2017
Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Ambitious Marijuana Reform Bills
It almost seems too good to be true.
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Alec Siegel | March 30, 2017
Seattle Joins the Sanctuary Cities Fight
Seattle is suing the Trump Admin.
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Emma Von Zeipel | March 28, 2017
RantCrush Top 5: March 28, 2017
Could you carry a 200-pound gold coin?
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Anneliese Mahoney | March 15, 2017
Fact-Checking Jeff Sessions’s Claim that “Medical Marijuana Has Been Hyped, Maybe Too Much”
Sessions made some concerning statements about marijuana today.
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Alexis Evans | March 3, 2017
The Trump Effect?: Oregon Lawmakers Push to Protect Pot Privacy
The battle lines have been drawn.
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Alec Siegel | March 2, 2017
Should Jeff Sessions Recuse Himself from the Russia-Trump Investigation?
Many Democrats and Republicans think so, and some said he should resign.
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Emma Von Zeipel | March 2, 2017
RantCrush Top 5: March 2, 2017
Who's ranting and raving today?
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Alec Siegel | February 24, 2017
Jeff Sessions: Justice Department Will Continue Using Private Prisons
Sessions is rescinding an Obama-era directive to phase out private prison use.