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More Americans than ever are saving for retirement and more than ever they are doing that by investing in 401(k) plans. That’s helped usher in a…
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The Supreme Court, in the midst of a run of decisions that have stress-tested the core principles of US democracy, has rarely been so aggressive…
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Juneteenth, Then and Now; Teachers Call in on Tentative Contract; Where Does a Family Name Come From?; Father’s Day Gifts
June 22, 2023
Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard University professor and the author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family and On Juneteenth (Liveright, 2021), talks about the history…
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… Professor Laurence Tribe offered tempered criticism of his former student (Merrick Garland), tweeting: ‘Great journalism has shown Garland and Monaco well-intentioned but profoundly unwise…
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Starbucks Corp. has agreed to give back pay to baristas unlawfully denied shifts at a University of Washington cafe, in a settlement that signals the…
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Supreme Court Was Sensibly Conservative on Tribal Rights
June 16, 2023
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion for the Supreme Court in Haaland v. Brackeen is conservative in the good, old-fashioned…
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Jonathan Goodman, the magistrate judge assigned to handle Donald J. Trump’s arraignment, did something of a double take during the proceeding on Tuesday, when the…
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Democratic senators push for Labor budget increase to prevent abuse of migrant children
June 15, 2023
Democratic senators advocated for an increase in the Labor Department’s budget to prevent abuse of migrant children during a hearing on unaccompanied minors at the…
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Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Judge Cannon’s decision to refuse cameras or a live audio feed of Donald Trump’s…
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Psychedelic Therapy Is Here. Just Don’t Call It Therapy
June 15, 2023
From the breathless media coverage, it would appear that Oregon is on the brink of becoming a haven for shroom-fueled mental wellness. Oregon’s Measure 109,…
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A credible case can be made that the Supreme Court’s decision last June to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion was crucial to the…
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An essay by Jeannie Suk Gersen: Donald Trump has been so many “first” and “unprecedented” things since he entered the political and legal scene that…
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Aileen M. Cannon, the federal judge assigned to the Justice Department’s criminal case against former president Donald Trump, will set the pace and rules for…
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Ruling in Alabama case could boost suits increasing Black voters’ power in other states
June 13, 2023
In one sense, the Supreme Court’s surprise ruling striking down Alabama’s 2022 congressional maps maintains the legal status quo. By 5-4, the justices rejected the…
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More Americans than before oppose transgender athletes competing in sports that align with their gender identity and say transitioning genders is “morally wrong,” according to…
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Professor Laurence Tribe tells MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that accountability might finally reach Donald Trump after he was indicted in the documents case by Jack Smith,…
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An op-ed by Noah Feldman: When the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that an Alabama redistricting map violated the Voting Rights Act — thus declining…
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An esteemed legal scholar expressed fears over reports that a controversial “pro-Trump” federal judge could be presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial that’s…
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Inside the indictment of Donald Trump
June 12, 2023
An op-ed by Nancy Gertner: “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone,” Special Counsel Jack Smith announced in…
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Indictment: Trump Docs Contained Nat’l Security Secrets
June 12, 2023
Harvard law professor [Laurence Tribe] calls for the federal trial against Donald Trump to be televised. “The only way the country can be satisfied that…
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An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges, catapulting the US into new legal and constitutional territory. What…