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Media Mentions
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He Worked for a Law Firm Consulting on an Anti-Trans Supreme Court Case. Then We Asked About These Racist Posts
September 10, 2024
Lawfair, founded by the well-known litigator Adam Mortara, is a boutique right-wing firm currently engaged by the state of Tennessee to provide counsel on a…
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Why New York’s Animal Wet Markets Unnerve Some Scientists
September 9, 2024
Hundreds of chickens are squeezed into rows of tiny stacked wire cages, urine and feces dribbling onto the ducks, the geese and the rabbits confined…
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Was Kamala Harris a tough prosecutor or a ‘soft on crime’ liberal?
September 9, 2024
Kamala Harris has elicited some of her biggest cheers on the campaign trail by comparing her background as a government lawyer prosecuting “predators”, “fraudsters” and…
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What are the federal government’s waste and recycling priorities for the rest of 2024?
September 9, 2024
While a presidential election and pending change of administration loom, Congress and the rest of the federal government still have a packed list of action…
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Only the First Amendment Can Protect Students, Campuses and Speech
September 6, 2024
An op-ed by Cass Sunstein: Last spring, protests at numerous American universities, prompted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, produced fierce debates over…
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Fight over $70,000 ring in Massachusetts tests rules of engagement
September 6, 2024
He put a ring on it. Can he get it back? That’s the question Massachusetts’ highest court will tackle on Friday when it hears arguments…
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Chicago Gun Ruling Is Yet Another Absurd Decision
September 5, 2024
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Illinois can’t ban the concealed carry of licensed handguns on Chicago’s famous L — short for “elevated trains” — according…
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Researching Justice With Jim Greiner, PhD
September 4, 2024
We speak with Jim Greiner, PhD about his work in researching the outcomes of the justice system, focusing on implementing evidence-based decision making rather than…
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Retired federal judge and ethics experts want Judge Cannon taken off Trump documents case
September 4, 2024
A former federal judge along with a government watchdog group and two top scholars on judicial ethics want an appeals court to reassign the classified…
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Harvard Professors Launch ‘Faculty for Israel’ Group
September 4, 2024
Harvard University professors announced the founding of the school’s first “Faculty for Israel” group in a new op-ed for the campus newspaper. “Israeli students and…
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Here’s What Happens When Credit Markets Go Dark
September 4, 2024
There’s been a lot of talk about private credit in recent years. The market has exploded in size, and there are worries that it could…
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What would a Harris and Trump presidency each mean for union workers?
September 3, 2024
On Wednesday, vice presidential nominee Tim Walz spoke to a group of firefighter union members and said that Kamala Harris would protect their rights far…
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America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny
September 3, 2024
I was disappointed to learn, recently, that the United States has created for itself a logistical problem so stupendously stupid, one cannot help wondering if…
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Big Tech Is Very Afraid of a Very Modest AI Safety Bill
September 3, 2024
An article by Lawrence Lessig: Artificial intelligence could help us solve humanity’s greatest challenges. But, left unchecked, it could cause catastrophic harm. Well-designed regulation will…
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The Debt Mills: How state courts grind through consumer debt cases
September 3, 2024
Cohlette Carlino walked into small claims court in Lynn recently to discuss a $1,063 debt a California-based company said she owed on an old credit…
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How Loper Bright and the End to the Chevron Doctrine Impact the NLRB
September 3, 2024
An article by Sharon Block: In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court answered one big question: was its 1984 decision, Chevron USA v.
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An article by Diane L. Rosenfeld: Like many others who have advocated on behalf of Chrystul Kizer, I am left reeling by the judge’s harsh…
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Massachusetts has received billions in federal clean-energy dollars, and is on track for more. What if Trump is elected?
September 3, 2024
Early in President Biden’s administration, Congress passed a trio of federal laws that promised to supercharge the nation’s transition to clean energy. Ever since then,…
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New Trump Charges Expose the Supreme Court’s Failings
August 29, 2024
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Jack Smith is calling the Supreme Court’s bluff. In the wake of the court’s controversial decision earlier this summer granting…
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The path to destroy American democracy runs through Georgia
August 29, 2024
An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: The latest election-protecting lawsuit filed this week in Georgia goes straight to the heart of the contest in the…
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British Vogue’s Original Forces For Change Cover Stars Nominate 15 Next-Gen Game Changers To Know
August 27, 2024
When, in 2019, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, joined British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful to create an historic September issue, the pair had a clear agenda:…