Carrie Johnson

National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post

Carrie Johnson appears in the following:

The Supreme Court to hear a case that could help define the future of the internet

Monday, February 26, 2024

Does free speech include the right to force social media companies to publish hate speech? The Supreme Court considers bids by Florida and Texas to impose their own rules on the internet.

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Supreme Court hears arguments in important case about ozone pollution rule

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Supreme Court justices heard arguments in an important environmental case. Lawyers for a group of red states and businesses are trying to block a federal rule designed to limit ozone pollution.

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EPA rule that limits pollution is being challenged in the Supreme Court

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

A key environmental effort to improve air quality and protect people from downwind pollution faces a legal challenge at the U.S. Supreme Court from several states and energy companies .

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Appeals court rules Trump doesn't have immunity in 2020 criminal election case

Friday, February 09, 2024

The ruling by a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is a major legal setback for the former president who almost certainly will appeal.

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Supreme Court hears arguments over whether Trump qualifies to run for president

Thursday, February 08, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday over whether section 3 of the 14th amendment disqualifies former President Donald Trump from running for president again.

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Top DOJ official warns not to law and democracy for granted as she leaves her post

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The associate attorney general reflects on investigations of police, the department's response to the landmark Dobbs abortion ruling, and meeting with survivors of mass violence.

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Following Trump's trials: classified documents and hush-money cases

Saturday, January 27, 2024

This week, an update on two cases facing former President Donald Trump: the classified documents trial in Florida and the New York case involving hush money payments to an adult film actress.

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A Supreme Court case that protects the environment, health care, and food safety is at risk

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

A group of fishermen asked the Supreme Court to gut a nearly 40 year old case that could weaken federal regulations on the environment, health care and food safety.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments in a case that could weaken federal rule making

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court hears a case from a group of herring fisherman that could affect federal regulations on everything from the environment to the workplace.

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Judges appear doubtful about Trump's immunity claim in election interference case

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Lawyers for the former President Donald Trump got a skeptical reception from an appeals court on Tuesday after they argued Trump is immune from criminal prosecution.

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Trump appears in court over claim to immunity in election interference

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court today. At issue was whether he is immune from prosecution for his attempts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.

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Lawyers for Trump to make a sweeping argument that he enjoys blanket immunity

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

A federal appeals court will hear arguments about whether Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution over alleged attempts to overthrow the last election.

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Trump appeals Colorado ballot ruling

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.

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2023 was the year of special counsel appointments for cases involving Trump and Biden

Sunday, December 31, 2023

This year two more special counsels joined Jack Smith in leading some of the most sensitive investigations at the Justice Department.

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Supreme Court is called to weigh in on Trump's eligibility to appear on 2024 ballot

Friday, December 29, 2023

The Supreme Court is being asked to consider issues that could affect the outcome of next year's presidential election, as part of a series of cases that relate to Donald Trump.

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This week in Trump's trials

Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Supreme Court refused to take up Special Counsel Jack Smith's request to decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for alleged crimes committed while in office.

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The Supreme Court will not fast-track the request to review Trump's immunity

Friday, December 22, 2023

The court denied special counsel Jack Smith's petition without offering a reason for its decision.

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The special counsel has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The Supreme Court has been asked to fast track a case that centers on whether former President Donald Trump should be shielded from criminal prosecution.

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Trump's legal team tries to delay his election interference trial — and get it on TV

Saturday, December 09, 2023

Former President Donald Trump and some media organizations are pushing for the Jan. 6 federal election interference trial to be televised.

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Hundreds released from prison during pandemic may be sent back under Senate proposal

Thursday, November 30, 2023

A resolution in the Senate could send hundreds of people released from prisons during the pandemic back into federal facilities. Only a tiny fraction committed new crimes during home confinement.

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