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Are Shoes Art? ‘Wavy Baby’ Case Tests Trademark, Expression Line
September 8, 2022
Bloomberg Law – A trademark dispute between Vans Inc. and a Brooklyn-based art studio is set to rekindle a debate about how courts should properly…
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‘Lawlessness’: Tribe condemns ‘courts faithful to Trump’
September 8, 2022
MSNBC – MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe about the ruling by Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon naming a special master to…
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Who are these ‘special masters,’ and what makes them so special?
September 8, 2022
The Washington Post – As a federal judge in Florida granted former president Donald Trump’s request for a special master on Monday, Americans could be…
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Judge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion
September 8, 2022
The Washington Post – A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, the latest development over abortion rights in…
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Do ‘Trump Judges’ Exist? We’re About to Find Out
September 7, 2022
Bloomberg – An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Start circling the wagons. That’s the message a federal district judge is sending to other Trump-appointed judges by…
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The Trump ‘special master’ ruling violates the principle that no-one is above the law
September 7, 2022
The Guardian – An op-ed co-written by Laurence Tribe: The best thing one can say about Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision Monday appointing a special master…
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Judge dignifies Trump’s claim of executive privilege
September 7, 2022
The Boston Globe – An op-ed by Nancy Gertner: A key theme of US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon’s opinion appointing a special master to…
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Rebroadcast: Scholar Randall Kennedy’s reflections on race, culture and law in America
September 6, 2022
For decades, scholar Randall Kennedy has been writing about race, culture and the law. “We are certainly much further from the racial promised land than…
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Republican apologists’ defenses of Trump lies go unchallenged. Still.
September 6, 2022
Of all people, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (Tex.), should know something about the danger posed by an…
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At 66, Elizabeth Strout Has Reached Maximum Productivity
September 6, 2022
Elizabeth Strout didn’t bat an eyelash when I admitted, moments after meeting her, that I’d snapped the handle off the toilet in her agent’s bathroom.
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Harvard legal scholar Laurence Tribe slams judge’s decision to allow special master in Trump case as ‘utterly lawless’
September 6, 2022
A Harvard legal scholar ripped a federal judge’s decision that granted former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a special master to review materials seized…
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As Midterms Near, Election Rule Raises Dilemma for Trump Inquiries
September 6, 2022
As the midterm elections near, top Justice Department officials are weighing whether to temporarily scale back work in criminal investigations involving former President Donald J.
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White House fires back at Republicans planning to challenge student loan forgiveness
September 6, 2022
The Biden administration is firing back at Republicans considering bringing a legal challenge against President Joe Biden’s historic move to forgive the student debt of…
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A federal judge’s extraordinary decision on Monday to interject in the criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s hoarding of sensitive government documents at…
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With Mass. attorney general Democratic primary down to two, crucial question emerges: Who is more qualified?
September 6, 2022
To be the attorney general of Massachusetts, the “people’s lawyer” as the position is sometimes called, does it matter how much and what type of…
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A federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that a special master will review the documents seized in last month’s FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago…
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Anti-trans stalkers at Kiwi Farms are chasing one victim around the world. Their list of targets is growing.
September 6, 2022
Kiwi Farms is an internet message board known for being an epicenter of vicious, anti-trans harassment campaigns. It has operated for nearly a decade with…
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Historians were invited to the White House to advise President Biden on threats to democracy. But the group faced criticism for being all white, and…
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Republicans may challenge student loan forgiveness. Uncertainty for borrowers is ‘considerable,’ says Harvard lawyer
September 2, 2022
A number of Republican legislators may bring a legal challenge against President Joe Biden’s historic announcement last week that he’d forgive the student debt of…
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As wealthy towns go electric, who will pick up the tab for aging gas infrastructure?
September 2, 2022
As the first Massachusetts cities and towns prepare to ban new residential fossil fuel systems, some advocates say now is the time to create a…
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California legislature passes bill that could transform worker bargaining. Here’s how.
September 1, 2022
U.S. labor unions enjoy their highest level of approval in almost 60 years, as high-profile worker victories at Amazon and Starbucks have galvanized public support.