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Here’s What Trump Could Unleash by Invoking the Insurrection Act
October 20, 2025
An op-ed co-written by Jack Goldsmith: The Insurrection Act is a dangerous law that gives the president broad powers to authorize far-reaching uses of the…
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The strength and dynamism of U.S. capital markets depends upon a regulatory structure investors trust and a regulator—the Securities and Exchange Commission—able to police fraud…
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Over 60 and online
October 20, 2025
The fastest-growing demographic of internet users is people age 60 and older, but the group’s behavior online is poorly understood — and often stereotyped. That’s…
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could dramatically reshape the electoral politics of the American south. The court heard…
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The Supreme Court’s ‘Colorblindness’ Would Gut the Voting Rights Act
October 17, 2025
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: If the oral arguments are any indication, the Supreme Court may be about to achieve a remarkably bizarre outcome: using the…
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If Trump’s Compact Fails, Congress Can Help
October 17, 2025
MIT has taken an admirable stand. You’re correct to note that while the government may impose “reasonably related” conditions on federal grants, such terms can’t…
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Mills urges Mainers to defend rule of law in first appearance after entering Senate race
October 17, 2025
Gov. Janet Mills’ first public appearance after launching her bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday wasn’t a campaign stop, but it underscored her argument as…
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The Supreme Court may help the GOP keep control of the House of Representatives next year by clearing the way for Republican-led states to redraw…
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The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military
October 14, 2025
An essay by Jeannie Suk Gersen: The militarization of American cities, including Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago, has brought home a perverse irony. Throughout the…
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Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
October 14, 2025
More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related…
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The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare could create a legally complex blame game when it comes to establishing liability for medical failings, experts have…
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How the AI Boom Is Costing You More at Home
October 14, 2025
As the appetite for artificial intelligence rises, so does the need for power-hungry data centers. While residents who live near them complain of the noise…
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Many professions come with mandatory retirement ages but not so for federal judges and lawmakers, with many remaining on the job well into their 70s…
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Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Case Rewrites Corporate Board Rules
October 14, 2025
An article co-written by Anat Alon-Beck: Tesla shareholders will vote in November on what would be the largest pay package in corporate history: A 10-year,…
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If ‘Conversion Therapy’ Is Free Speech, What Isn’t?
October 10, 2025
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Based on oral arguments this week, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems likely to hold that the First Amendment protects…
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How Letitia James Will Do Her Day Job
October 10, 2025
Letitia James is New York’s chief legal officer, leading an office of 1,700 people, including 800 lawyers. And now she’s a criminal defendant. After Ms.
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Seven years ago, Casey Means was on a path to finishing up a highly competitive residency and becoming a well-paid surgeon. But she resigned, becoming…
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DOJ Legal Delays Slow Environmental Cases and Frustrate Lawyers
October 9, 2025
Staff shortages, turnover, and new priorities at the Department of Justice are stretching legal staff handling environmental issues and causing unusual delays—even before the government…
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The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s newfound Republican edge could benefit fossil fuel plants and further streamline permitting of natural gas infrastructure, industry observers told…
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The future of white-collar work may be unionized
October 8, 2025
Danielle Olivas never questioned her job security as a bank teller for Wells Fargo until her district manager in Artesia, New Mexico — who had…
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Animal abusers are getting off easy
October 8, 2025
If someone illegally double parks in a one-way street and a cop walks by, the expectation is that they’d get fined. Similarly, you’d think that…