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2 Aug 2017, 6:44 am by Cannabis Law Group
Former President Barack Obama explicitly deprioritized the prosecution of federal defendants who had not violated state marijuana laws. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 6:00 am by Peter Swire
  Third, even Democratic Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama have issued Executive Orders supporting use of cost-benefit analysis to proposed regulations (while recognizing the difficulty of quantifying important variables). [read post]
Our understanding of sex discrimination has evolved incrementally as courts, especially the Supreme Court, have considered different theories and manifestations of discrimination.During the decades when federal courts were simply unwilling to interpret Title VII in a way that protected LGBT employees, some stop-gap measures were put in place, including Bill Clinton’s executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the civilian federal workforce and Barack… [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 12:39 pm by Alex Potcovaru
Russia also seized two U.S. diplomatic properties in response to a similar move taken by the U.S. under President Barack Obama. [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 12:22 pm by Tom Smith
Russia won in Syria thanks to President Barack Obama’s inaction. [read post]
30 Jul 2017, 7:00 am by Robert Litwak
. *** While the United States has been generally resilient to terrorist attack since 9/11, a “potential game changer,” as then-President Barack Obama qualified in a 2010 interview with journalist Bob Woodward, “would be a nuclear weapon in the hands of terrorists, blowing up a major city. [read post]
30 Jul 2017, 6:00 am by Jack Goldsmith
 They also appear to have ignored Trump's call for investigations of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and voter fraud in the 2016 election. [read post]
28 Jul 2017, 11:24 am by Ryan Conley
Eric Holder, Attorney General under President Barack Obama, eliminated the practice in January, 2015 in the face of mounting criticism of perceived abuses, particularly in regard to small cash seizures. [read post]
28 Jul 2017, 3:54 am by SHG
The Justice Department has filed court papers arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, taking a stand against a decision reached under President Barack Obama. [read post]
27 Jul 2017, 9:04 am by Gary A. Pappas
Created by President Barack Obama’s executive order, DAPA was enjoined by the courts as an unacceptable expansion of executive power. [read post]
27 Jul 2017, 7:49 am by Scott Bomboy
President Barack Obama also unsuccessfully tested their legality in the Noel Canning case. [read post]
27 Jul 2017, 7:37 am by Steve Slick
 The practice of inviting CIA to attend most, if not all, interagency meetings apparently continued through President Barack Obama’s term in office, including while a widely publicized disagreement over the respective authorities of the DNI and D/CIA played out. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 2:38 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
Earlier in the week – and despite claims to the contrary – Republicans reopened an effort to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act. [read post]
23 Jul 2017, 9:30 pm by David Zaring
During that period, President Barack Obama nominated the acting General Counsel to be confirmed by the Senate, but allowed him to continue to serve in the General Counsel’s capacity. [read post]
23 Jul 2017, 10:00 am by Paul Rosenzweig
Milne's “bear of very little brain” had been blocked in China because of his resemblance to Chinese President Xi Jinping, as shown in a 2013 meme that likened Xi to a pudgy Pooh and President Barack Obama to a lanky Tigger. [read post]
23 Jul 2017, 5:25 am by SHG
*Before being elected as mayor of Chicago, Emanuel served as President Barack Obama’s first Chief of Staff. [read post]
22 Jul 2017, 6:30 am by David Kravets
Enlarge (credit: Linday Fox) A divided federal appeals court is upholding a President Barack Obama-era regulation that barred e-cigarette smoking—also known as vaping—on both inbound and outbound US flights. [read post]