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Climate and Environmental Justice Programs Stalled by Trump Freeze, Despite Court Orders
February 20, 2025
President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal funding shows little sign of thawing for climate, energy and environmental justice programs. Despite two federal court orders directing…
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Trump order targeting independent agencies threatens ‘political ping pong’ for FERC
February 20, 2025
President Donald Trump’s push to bring independent agencies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under White House control probably won’t…
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Donald Trump is taking presidential power to alarming places, writes Jack Goldsmith
February 20, 2025
An article by Jack Goldsmith: “They hit me and I hit them back harder and they disappear,” Donald Trump said in 2016, during his first…
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Only the Supreme Court Can Stop an Unprecedented Power Grab
February 20, 2025
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: President Donald Trump’s assault on the country’s independent regulatory agencies has entered its second, decisive phase. First, Trump arrogated the…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a joint Request for Information (RFI) to inform the country’s…
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FERC Watchers Seek Clarity As Trump Curbs Agency Powers
February 20, 2025
Energy industry representatives hope to get some clarity from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission members at the agency’s monthly open meeting on Thursday, as uncertainty over…
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California Wildfires and the Insurance Crisis: What’s Next for Palisades, Altadena and the L.A. Area
February 19, 2025
In January, communities in Los Angeles were devastated by wildfires, permanently displacing thousands and destroying property and lives. Prior to the fires, thousands of L.A.
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KPMG Says Big Four US Moves Would Displace Some Law Firm Service
February 19, 2025
A top KPMG executive predicts US corporations will increasingly turn to accounting’s Big Four for legal work because they have better technology to handle matters…
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Why Didn’t Trump Just Pardon Adams Like the Jan. 6 Rioters?
February 19, 2025
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Here’s the most important yet overlooked fact about seven Justice Department prosecutors who resigned rather than drop charges against New…
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What the UN’s ruling on abortion in Ecuador and Nicaragua means for the rest of the world
February 19, 2025
The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a ruling last month with the potential to expand reproductive rights in Ecuador and Nicaragua. Although it’s unclear…
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Battle Against Trump-DOGE Overhaul to Play Out in Select Courts
February 18, 2025
Lawsuits against the Trump administration have put four US courts with a majority of Democrat-appointed judges at the center of fights over the onslaught of…
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How Food Waste Deterrence Policies Redirect Surplus Food from Landfills to Those in Need
February 18, 2025
About $1 trillion per year worth of food is either wasted at the retail or consumer level or lost before reaching either of those destinations.
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“A Hostile Takeover of the US Government” — Trump’s Legal Maneuvers with Laurence Tribe
February 18, 2025
Are we in the midst of a constitutional crisis? Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe joins Katie Couric to break down the shocking legal maneuvers of…
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Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers
February 18, 2025
A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all…
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Elon Musk Is Leading a ‘Hostile Takeover of the Federal Government’
February 18, 2025
President Trump has empowered Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world, to fire government employees, eliminate federal agencies and run roughshod over…
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A unit of Harvard University’s Law Library says it is releasing an archive of more than 300,000 government data sets, aiming to protect vital public…
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Why DOGE is unconstitutional
February 14, 2025
An op-ed by Alan Charles Raul: President Donald Trump, his appointees, acting officials and quasi-official outsiders are in the midst of a radical restructuring or…
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The White House has said that a review of federal funding is necessary to ensure that spending aligns with the president’s agenda. But it also…