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U.S. lawmakers in the next Congress, opening Jan. 3, are expected to sustain efforts to ease the construction of new electric transmission lines even after…
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Boston’s City Worker Vaccine Mandate Tests Power of Unions
January 6, 2023
The power of unions to bargain over workplace health measures is at stake as the Massachusetts high court decides whether to allow a Covid-19 vaccine…
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Majority of disabled people never go home after disasters
January 6, 2023
Advocates have been trying for years to draw attention to the harsh conditions that people with disabilities face after natural disasters. Now federal data shows…
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If you didn’t look at the case captions, you’d think that Wahlburgers and SmileDirectClub had been socked this week with consumer fraud class actions. Wahlburgers…
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There’s another side to the story on judge stats
January 5, 2023
An article by Nancy Gertner: The Nov. 28 issue of Lawyers Weekly reported on a U.S. District Court judge who had considerably more motions pending…
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Grace Norris was hopeful when she logged into her first virtual bargaining session with Starbucks on the morning of October 24. A few months after…
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The treaties that make the world safer are struggling
January 5, 2023
There was a stretch in December’s late-stage negotiations that seemed pretty bleak. Russia was mad, mostly that no one would entertain its made-up claims of…
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As another winter storm strains the electric grid, it’s time to fix transmission, experts say
January 5, 2023
The deadly winter storm, christened Elliott by The Weather Channel, that tore through much of the United States over the Christmas weekend placed a huge…
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The last time a House speaker vote went to multiple ballots? It was 100 years ago, for a Mass. Republican.
January 4, 2023
While all eyes in Washington, D.C., were on Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy’s work Tuesday to shore up support in his bid to be elected House…
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‘Architect’ of Varsity Blues scam faces sentencing in Boston
January 4, 2023
A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday will sentence the so-called “architect“ of the college admissions scheme that investigators dubbed Varsity Blues and that —…
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Energy cases to watch in 2023
January 4, 2023
From pipeline permitting to agency rulemaking, federal courts are poised to decide a suite of legal challenges in 2023 that could set the pace of…
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Why 2023 is a cliff for climate rules
January 4, 2023
It’s go time for EPA climate regulations. The Biden administration’s team of veteran lawyers and regulatory experts tasked with proposing clear air rules and climate…
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In some years, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. does the honors. In others, it might be Justice Sonia Sotomayor or Justice Clarence Thomas presenting…
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Supreme Court’s ‘Nostalgia Doctrine’ Is Trump’s Biggest Legacy
January 3, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: 2022 turned out to be the most consequential year of Donald Trump’s presidency. This year, the Supreme Court proved that…
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3 big questions the Supreme Court is likely to ask when determining the fate of student loan forgiveness
January 3, 2023
With President Joe Biden’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan on hold, tens of millions of Americans who borrowed for their college education remain in the…
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A Year of Dominance and Defiance at the Supreme Court
January 3, 2023
An essay by Jeannie Suk Gersen: This was a year that was split into before and after—the dividing line being when the Supreme Court overruled…
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As another winter storm strains the electric grid, it’s time to fix transmission, experts say
January 3, 2023
The deadly winter storm, christened Elliott by the Weather Channel, that tore through much of the United States over the Christmas weekend placed a huge…
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An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: The September transcripts of star witness Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee read like a script…
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The Christmas Movie That Became a Classic Because of a Mistake
January 3, 2023
The movie had every ingredient of a hit when it opened right before Christmas. By the new year, it was a flop. In fact, when…
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The federal agency that oversees labor union activity will have its budget bumped up in the coming year as part of the omnibus spending bill…
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No, Biden Isn’t Forcing Your Retirement Money Into ESG Funds
January 3, 2023
An op-ed co-written by Robert H. Sitkoff: Federal law mandates that the fiduciaries who manage employee pension and retirement accounts focus solely on risk and…