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Aging Coal Plants Turn Into a Midterm Fight Over Energy Costs
October 7, 2026
Craig Unit 1, a coal-fired power plant distinguished by tall exhaust smokestacks that rise above a rolling landscape in northwestern Colorado, was scheduled to close…
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Zombie Originalism
October 6, 2026
An op-ed by Jack Goldsmith: Samuel Alito is, with Clarence Thomas, one of the two most conservative sitting Supreme Court justices. In his 20 years…
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Why Cities and States Are Fighting Climate Change in Courtrooms
October 6, 2026
The fight over who should pay the soaring costs of climate change — the intensifying wildfires, storms and heat waves — has moved to the…
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The Supreme Court will hear from three lawyers during the oral arguments in the landmark climate change case. First up will be Kannon K. Shanmugam,…
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Supreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damages
October 6, 2026
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil…
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How much are AI data centers adding to your electricity bill?
October 5, 2026
ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: The construction of huge, new AI data centers has become a political lightning rod. Communities near proposed projects are raising questions about…
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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Will Consolidate Their Gains
October 5, 2026
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Over the last several years, the Supreme Court has overturned abortion rights, ended affirmative action in higher education, given the…
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President Trump’s second term has revealed many weaknesses in America’s political system. This is one of them: It turns out that the government can function…
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The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy
October 5, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court formally opens a new term on Monday, with big test cases on religion, bans on semi-automatic weapons, climate change, immigration and…
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Matthew Farwell murder trial in Sandra Birchmore’s death begins this week with jury selection
October 5, 2026
In the high-profile James “Whitey” Bulger case, federal court officials cast a wide net and summoned 858 people to find a jury for the notorious…
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Donald Trump helped create the most conservative Supreme Court in generations by adding three justices to the bench during his first presidency. Now, as the…
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The End of MAGA — and What Comes Next
October 5, 2026
The moment is approaching when “Make America Great Again” will no longer be the prevalent strain of U.S. conservative politics. Since MAGA as a movement…
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Native nations sue over Endangered Species Act changes
October 5, 2026
The Smokehouse Tidal Marsh project on the Swinomish Indian Reservation, which began in 2022, will turn 250 acres of former agricultural land into estuaries and…
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Jamie Dimon’s Third Pillar Matters the Most
October 5, 2026
A letter by Alan Charles Raul: Regarding Jamie Dimon’s op-ed “A Plan for the Western World’s Revival” (Sept. 29): The third pillar of Mr. Dimon’s…
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AI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?
October 2, 2026
Ahead of the midterm elections, Congress is scrambling to show that it understands voter concerns about AI data centers and their potential impact on electricity…
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NY Art Ruling Creates Fault Line In Cultural Property Cases
October 2, 2026
An article by Duncan Levin: On Sept. 17, the Appellate Division of New York’s First Judicial Department issued a decision in a dispute involving an…
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The lawsuit over an alleged brutal gang rape at Cornell University has sparked collective fury — and a recognition that, despite the #MeToo movement, decades…
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Anthropic makes the scariest pitch deck ever
October 1, 2026
In finance, “talking your book” is the art of weaving a narrative that promotes your position. Anthropic, depending on your view, has either mastered that…
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On Monday, the United States Commission on Civil Rights released its final report on the federal response to antisemitism on American college and university campuses.
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The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.
September 29, 2026
Early last year, a top coal lobbyist sent a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright with a dire warning. Roughly one-third of the nation’s coal-burning…
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Opinion: Connecticut’s Citizens Assembly is about to speak. Then real work should begin.
September 28, 2026
An op-ed by Lawrence Lessig: All across the world—and in Connecticut, too—a different form of democracy is being tried. Random and representative groups of citizens are…