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Harvard Arts and Sciences Dean Claudine Gay has been named the university’s next president, Harvard announced Thursday. Gay will be the university’s 30th president, but…
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The Lawfare Podcast: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire
December 16, 2022
Ralph Bunche, one of the most prominent Black Americans of the 20th century, was a legendary diplomat, who from his perch at the United Nations…
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State AGs Could Play Key Role in Clean Energy Transition
December 15, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could put the U.S. on the path to becoming the world’s “premier energy supplier,” according to a new report from…
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Diane Rosenfeld: When we treat domestic violence as a private affair, we are culpable in perpetuating it
December 15, 2022
An op-ed by Diane Rosenfeld: Buffalo Grove village spokesperson Molly Gillespie announced at a news conference that there was no threat to the public from…
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FTX charges may do little to bring law to crypto Wild West
December 15, 2022
The cascade of legal charges dropped on Sam Bankman-Fried and his collapsed empire this week will do little to dispel the regulatory fog surrounding crypto.
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Medicaid Is a New Tool to Expand Healthy Food Access
December 15, 2022
At the clinics run by Community Care Cooperative in Massachusetts, doctors and nurses can make a special kind of referral not often found in healthcare:…
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Experts See Starbucks Union’s Impact 1 Year After First Win
December 14, 2022
The Workers United campaign to unionize Starbucks grabbed the public’s attention when it won its first representation election at a store in Buffalo, New York,…
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The Special Counsel Investigating Trump Is Wasting No Time
December 14, 2022
An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: Shortly after the Justice Department announced Jack Smith as its special counsel to investigate former President Donald Trump on…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Dec. 13, 2022
December 14, 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened our show with a call-in segment, asking listeners about their thoughts regarding the recent spike in COVID-19, flu…
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Should teens younger than 18 be allowed to vote?
December 14, 2022
The Boston City Council has voted to lower the voting age to 16 for local elections. The measure must go to the Massachusetts state legislature…
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Will Courts Prevent Investors From Holding Managers Accountable?
December 13, 2022
An op-ed written by Noah Feldman: What if corporations could opt out of being sued by their shareholders? That’s the issue facing the US Court…
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‘That’s chaos, it’s anarchy’ Laurence Tribe & Nancy Gertner on 2023 predictions for Trump, SCOTUS
December 13, 2022
Heading into the new year, Donald Trump faces ongoing legal issues and potential new charges stemming from the January 6th insurrection and his alleged attempts…
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Meet Jahi Wise, EPA’s new rainmaker
December 13, 2022
Jahi Wise started at EPA last week with an unusual mandate — deciding who gets to spend $27 billion in federal climate dollars. The money…
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Supreme Contortions
December 12, 2022
A week of high-profile critical developments for Trump, the Supreme Court, the DOJ, and Congress. A phenomenal group of expert commentators—Emily Bazelon, Prof Laurence Tribe,…
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How is the Supreme Court changing American democracy?
December 12, 2022
The Supreme Court considered a case this week that could upend the way America conducts elections. Moore v Harper brings to the national stage a…
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Transgender Americans Feel Under Siege as Political Vitriol Rises
December 12, 2022
Alejandra Caraballo is used to seeing anti-transgender hatred. As an L.G.B.T.Q. rights advocate and a transgender woman, she has received death threats, and her and…
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It’s Time To Indict Donald Trump
December 12, 2022
The long saga of the government’s nearly two-year effort to identify and retrieve classified documents (among other government property) stolen by ex-president Donald Trump on…
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Ashley Nunes: Don’t renew the child tax credit. Reform it.
December 12, 2022
An article by Ashley Nunes: As Christmas approaches, not everyone is celebrating. American families — hit hard by inflation, wage stagnation and layoffs — must…
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Can ChatGPT Make This Podcast?
December 12, 2022
It’s writing podcast scripts, finishing students’ homework and correcting mistakes in computer code: ChatGPT, the A.I. chatbot from OpenAI, is suddenly everywhere. Who should decide…
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Why extremism experts say it’s worth discussing the Colorado shooting suspect’s pronouns
December 12, 2022
Attorneys for the alleged gunman in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado said in court filings the suspect is nonbinary and uses…
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What the New Trump Contempt Motion Tells Us About the Mar-a-Lago Documents Prosecution
December 12, 2022
An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: The Justice Department’s contempt motion against the Office of Donald Trump—being heard today in Washington, D.C. behind the closed…