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Civil rights law offers a tool for communities of color trying to stop unequal exposure to pollution. Over and over, people here have tried to…
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Inside the movement to legalize magic mushrooms in Massachusetts
October 26, 2023
On a crisp autumn morning, a pair of hikers bounded through a tangle of oak trees before dropping their backpacks near the banks of a…
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Dueling Petitions Highlight DOJ–Big Tech Revolving Door
October 26, 2023
The Department of Justice recently rested its case against Google in the first major anti-monopoly trial in 25 years. But that case, which involves Google…
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You don’t need to report on the environment to investigate environmental justice. The issue intersects with many other topics: politics, planning and zoning, budgets, business,…
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The solicitor general’s brief comes as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering broad changes to its transmission planning rules, including whether incumbent utilities should…
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Israel-Hamas War Tests Left’s Views on Cancel Culture
October 25, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Most people seem to think that free speech means saying whatever you want without consequences. But that’s never been true…
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Putting kids to work not the answer to labor shortage, panel told
October 25, 2023
Weakening child-labor laws is no way to solve workforce shortages, an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee was told Tuesday. Tuesday’s interim study served as a…
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OPSI Annual Meeting Hears Calls for RTO Governance Changes
October 24, 2023
The Organization of PJM States Inc. (OPSI) heard calls for increased transparency and new RTO governance rules at its annual meeting Oct. 17. “Our energy…
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Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig on why AI and social media are causing a free speech crisis for the internet
October 24, 2023
Today, I’m talking to Harvard law professor and internet policy legend Lawrence Lessig. Larry is a defining expert when it comes to free speech and…
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World champion debater speaks at UVA
October 24, 2023
How to dissent was the topic of discussion at the UVA Batten School talk Thursday, October 19, with Bo Seo [JD ’24], a world champion…
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As Donald Trump faces 91 criminal charges including 17 for his multifaceted drive to overturn his 2020 election loss, and a high-stakes civil trial, he…
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In January 2001, Kenneth Chesebro was a mild-mannered Harvard lawyer toiling for Al Gore during the 2000 presidential election recount battle. Two decades later, on…
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10/23/23 RT Panel
October 23, 2023
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today’s panelists are research professor and Stuart Rice Honorary Chair at…
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Last week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that’s nominally about herring. Arguments will be heard this winter, in tandem with…
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Blame the House, Not the Constitution, for the Speaker Mess
October 19, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: On the surface, the gridlock caused by the Republican Party’s failure to elect a speaker of the House of Representatives…
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Transcript: Health Innovation
October 18, 2023
MS. BAIRD: Hello, and welcome To the Washington Post. My name is Kathy Baird, and I’m the chief communications officer here at The Post, and…
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In a first-in-the-nation move, California has officially banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 and three other chemicals used in food. Governor Newsom signed…
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Eva Bonilla grows furious when she thinks about how Latino voters are treated by the Republican power structure in Texas. At 74, the small business…
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Big Tech Calls for Agency Heads To Recuse Are a Groundless and Cynical Strategy To Obstruct Enforcement
October 17, 2023
An article by Laurence Tribe: Last month, a United States District Court dismissed Google’s efforts to disqualify Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter from investigating and…
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In certain ways, Meta Platforms Inc. is a complicated company. It runs an ever-growing collection of social media apps—Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Threads—and the virtual-reality…
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Will Florida manatees be listed as an endangered species again? Feds to review data.
October 16, 2023
In the wake of thousands of Florida manatee deaths in recent years, federal wildlife officials Wednesday announced they will launch a new scientific review to…