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The agreement President Biden struck with House Republicans to raise the debt limit aims to avert a catastrophic default on the nation’s debt. But the…
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A provision in the debt ceiling deal that strips Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) pipeline project of judicial review comes as Senate Democrats have criticized conservatives…
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President Biden has repeatedly teased the possibility that he will seek to put an end to the nation’s recurring debt ceiling standoffs after Congress suspends…
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An op-ed by Noah Feldman: Warning: The surgeon general has determined that social media is harmful to your mental health, at least if you’re a…
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Law Clerks: SCOTUS ‘tells everyone else what they can and cannot do’ … but rejects ethics pledge
May 30, 2023
Former SCOTUS law clerks Jennifer Mascott and Andrew Crespo join Meet the Press to discuss the internal dynamics and transparency of the Court.
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This spring the Biden administration proposed or implemented eight major environmental regulations, including the nation’s toughest climate rule, rolling out what experts say are the…
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The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may only regulate wetlands when they possess “a continuous surface connection” to other…
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King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig review – a story that speaks to our times
May 30, 2023
An article by Kenneth Mack: Who was the Rev Martin Luther King Jr? In America, the civil rights activist and Baptist minister is now embraced…
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An op-ed by Richard Lazarus: Justice Antonin Scalia died more than seven years ago, but the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency…
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Debt Is Trickier Than Equity
May 26, 2023
There are two main ways for companies to finance themselves, debt and equity. …Here is a fascinating paper, and a related blog post,…
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From hauling trash to Harvard. A man who once worked as a sanitation worker in Prince George’s County, Maryland, graduated from Harvard Law School on…
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Montana’s TikTok ban is unlikely to survive legal challenges, especially claims the ban violates free-speech protections…. TikTok argued Montana’s ban violates the US Constitution because…
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Michelle Yeoh’s Three Tips for Success
May 25, 2023
Against the backdrop of Harvard Law School’s (HLS) Langdell Hall—where the HLS class of 2023 spent countless hours studying—Academy Award-winning actress and Class Day speaker…
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A Brooklyn federal judge said Wednesday that Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson’s latest counsel switch ahead of trial on charges that he engaged in a…
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Global law firm Dentons is the first to enter India by combining with New Delhi-based mid-size firm Link Legal. The deal, which involves no transfer…
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As the U.S. looks to avoid a catastrophic default, some Democrats have floated an untested legal strategy designed to allow President Biden to circumvent Congress…
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These Firms Are Where Summers Want To Work
May 24, 2023
Law students were more successful this year at getting interviews for coveted summer associateships, but they are more anxious about their prospects afterward, according to…
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Allen & Overy has been seeking to crack the US legal market for decades. Partners at the London firm on Sunday joined hastily convened calls…
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Only Republicans Want to Push Us Into Default
May 23, 2023
Who wants to enforce the debt ceiling and push the United States into default? Only the Republicans in Congress. Who wants to have the president…
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s long-awaited ruling in a case about Andy Warhol’s art may have raised as many questions as it answered about the controversial…
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While MAGA Republicans attempted to hold the country hostage to demands for unfeasible and unpopular cuts that would savage everything from health care to border…