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Don’t count on the courts to save democracy
March 20, 2025
An op-ed co-written by Ryan D. Doerfler: Liberals are learning to love the courts again, after years of suspicion due to several noxious Supreme Court…
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USAID Ruling May Be Beginning of the End for Musk
March 20, 2025
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: A federal judge has held that Elon Musk and DOGE’s actions to shut down the US Agency for International Development…
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Two Boston-based law firms received letters from the Trump administration on Monday seeking information about their employment practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, going…
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Our Trans Protections Aren’t Strong Enough for the Trump Era
March 20, 2025
New York’s new shield law would “enshrine our state as a beacon of hope, a safe haven for trans youth and their families,” Governor Kathy…
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How to Liberate Electric Power
March 20, 2025
Within hours of being sworn in on January 20, President Donald Trump declared that America is in the midst of an energy emergency. The theme…
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Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday its intent to undo more than two dozen major environmental regulations dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, toxic air…
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‘Solar for Y’all’ faces hazy future in Louisiana
March 18, 2025
The future of millions of dollars in funding to help low-income Louisiana residents access solar energy has grown increasingly uncertain as the Trump administration attempts…
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The Alien Enemies Act Is a Weak Argument for Deportation
March 18, 2025
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport more than 200 Venezuelans alleging they are members…
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If Successful, I Would Call It a Coup: A Retired Judge’s Warning About Elon Musk’s Abuse of Power
March 17, 2025
A pair of federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired federal workers at the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense,…
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Judge Blocks Deportations of Venezuelans Under Wartime Law
March 17, 2025
A federal judge on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to cease use of an obscure wartime law to deport Venezuelans without a hearing, saying that…
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Markets are flashing warning signs of a possible recession. It’s a good time to batten down the hatches. For business owners, there’s no “magic bullet…
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The Capitol Connection – Dale Bryk, a lawyer based at the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School
March 14, 2025
WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dale Bryk, a lawyer based at the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School. Dale was previously…
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Big Tech is striking secret deals to make you foot its electricity bill, Harvard researchers say
March 14, 2025
Tech companies racing to secure power for their data centers have struck dozens of secretive electricity deals with utilities that could cost average Americans a…
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Assembly lawmakers unleashed a wave of legislation this week to remake New Jersey’s energy market in response to outrage over skyrocketing power prices. One bill,…
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Undaunted: Judge Beryl Howell holds the line
March 14, 2025
Let’s face it: Our democracy is hanging by a thread. President in Name Only Donald Trump has unleashed acting president Elon Musk to usurp the…
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Report Faults Utilities on Data Center Planning
March 14, 2025
The new grid infrastructure needed for the much-publicized data center buildout is being unevenly subsidized by other ratepayers through minimally publicized utility agreements, a report…
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Who’s really paying to power Big Tech’s AI ambitions?
March 14, 2025
The world’s most powerful tech companies are racing to build enough data center infrastructure to support their artificial intelligence ambitions — and many are having…
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ICE Must Release New Solitary Confinement Rules: Lawsuit
March 14, 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding information on new policies governing the use…
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Republican calls to impeach judges are dangerous and absurd
March 13, 2025
An op-ed by Nancy Gertner: More than 90 cases have been filed seeking to stop the blizzard of executive orders issued by President Trump from…
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An op-ed by Noah Feldman: The Trump administration came into office claiming to stand for free speech. Yet the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil,…