Lawyers

• Obama to submit Guantanamo prison closure plan; Proposal is illegal according to opposing lawmakers

  The Pentagon will submitt its proposal regarding the shut down of the Guantanamo prison facility. Most lawmakers see this move as illegal and unconstitutional.

• Apple Inc. in the midst of Constitutional dilemma: Uphold the law on national security or protect its customer's privacy right

  Apple stands strong to argue in behalf of its every customer in protecting their inherent right against privacy.

• U.S. Navy scrambled jets as Russian warplanes approached carrier

  The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier scrambled four fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian warplanes as it carried out a military exercise on Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, U.S. military officials said on Thursday.

• China to allow all couples two children to counter aging population

  China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades of a strict one-child policy, the ruling Communist Party said on Thursday, a move aimed at alleviating demographic strains on the economy.

• Obama signs terrorism risk insurance bill into law

  President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday a bill that renews for six years a terrorism risk insurance program created in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the White House said.

• Secret Service director resigns under fire

  U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned under fire on Wednesday after a series of security lapses came to light that exposed gaping holes in the protective cocoon around President Barack Obama.

• To delay or not: Timing on immigration reform holds risks for Obama

  When President Barack Obama stepped into the White House Rose Garden in June to announce he would single-handedly reform U.S. immigration policy, he startled advocates by announcing a firm, end-of-summer deadline for executive action.