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What We Want to Fight For: A Review of “Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change”
July 23, 2024
For several years, beginning in the mid-aughts, every few months I drove up to central Wisconsin from my home in Evanston to visit a relative…
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The Environmental Protection Agency is racing to deliver a fortune in taxpayer money through its largest-ever climate grant program. The surge in spending aims to…
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An article by Kenneth Mack: One of the more striking questions raised by the Supreme Court’s controversial recent decisions — such as its partial shielding…
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Regardless of how the COVID-19 pandemic started, it’s clear that deadly diseases can jump from animals to humans ‒ and a new report from Harvard…
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An op-ed by Noah Feldman: JD Vance’s Yale Law School pedigree came up at least a dozen times at the Republican National Convention. His degree…
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 15 rejected “by operation of law” requests to reconsider its transmission planning and cost allocation rule, which has…
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Two senators were among a flood of at least a dozen Democrats who called on President Biden to drop out of the presidential race Friday…
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Is JD Vance Really A Friend Of Labor?
July 22, 2024
Earlier this year Senate Democrats penned a letter attacking Amazon over its labor practices, calling the retail giant’s subcontracted delivery network a big scheme to…
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Mushroom edibles are soaring in popularity across the U.S., claiming to offer a variety of mind-altering experiences, from the mild — a boost in focus…
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An article co-written by Sharon Block and Rajesh Nayak: The Supreme Court has done a lot of big things in the past couple of years…
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On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, ruling that Special Counsel Jack Smith was…
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Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law scholar who has advised Joe Biden as the president prepares to back dramatic reforms to the US supreme court, has…
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Trump Judge Followed Radical Supreme Court’s Playbook
July 17, 2024
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: You don’t need a legal expert to tell you that Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision striking down the appointment of Jack…
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President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits…
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Another Trump Presidency Could Be Disastrous For Unions
July 17, 2024
Things have been looking up for the labor movement these days. More workers are trying to unionize their workplaces. Employees have been going on strike…
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An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: If Trump v United States, the US supreme court majority’s shocking immunity decision on 1 July, left anyone unconvinced…
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How To ‘Unlearn Silence’ In The Workplace
July 17, 2024
“Just speak up!” is some of the most common advice we’re given in the workplace. But you’ve probably noticed it’s easier said than done. Maybe…
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Judge Cannon, who dismissed Trump documents case, follows Justice Clarence Thomas’s unethical lead
July 16, 2024
An op-ed by Nancy Gertner: It didn’t take long. On July 1, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a lengthy concurring opinion in Trump v.
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What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the Environment
July 16, 2024
As president, Donald Trump’s sweeping attempts to roll back federal environmental regulations were often stymied — by the courts, by a lack of experience, even…
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US financial regulators, banks, industry groups remain cautious on Supreme Court ‘Chevron’ deference
July 16, 2024
US financial institutions, the regulators who oversee them, and the industry groups that advocate for them have largely maintained a curious silence over the Supreme…
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Judge Dismisses Classified Documents Case Against Trump
July 16, 2024
The ruling on Monday dismissing the classified documents case against former President Donald J. Trump cited a relatively obscure sentence in the Constitution concerning the…