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The next frontier in First Amendment law at the Supreme Court involves a trademark dispute over a chew toy for dogs shaped like a liquor…
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An op-ed co-written by Laurence Tribe: This has been a good week for the rule of law, the courts and the Constitution. On Thursday, the…
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Groups sue Florida officials over migrant relocation program
December 5, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials are being sued in federal court by immigrant rights groups who challenge the constitutionality of the state’s migrant…
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Donald Trump’s suggestion this weekend that the U.S. Constitution should be terminated in response to his baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen drew…
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Our Opinion: Democracy on trial
December 5, 2022
Oral arguments begin Wednesday in an important case that our state’s Republican-led legislature has dragged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. We’ll be…
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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
December 5, 2022
Laurence Tribe in an MSNBC interview by Lawrence O’Donnell about the Court of Appeals’ crushing slapdown of Judge Cannon’s effort to give special treatment to…
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As utilities spend billions on transmission, support builds for independent monitoring
December 5, 2022
An aging electric grid, fossil fuel power plant retirements and a massive renewable electricity buildout are all contributing to a boom in transmission and distribution…
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EVs are selling like hotcakes. Don’t rejoice just yet.
December 2, 2022
An op-ed by Ashley Nunes: A new age of motoring beckons. In the first nine months of 2022, Americans snapped up nearly 600,000 electric vehicles…
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SPLC, Harvard Law Sue DeSantis Over Migrant Relocation
December 2, 2022
Three immigration rights groups, represented by Southern Poverty Law Center and a Harvard Law School organization, sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in federal court Thursday,…
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Colorado shooting prompts top drag queens to tour with armed guards and metal detectors
December 2, 2022
The deadly attack at an LGBTQ club in Colorado last month — where a shooter turned the venue’s “Drag Divas” night into a massacre —…
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If It Was Good Enough for Socrates, It’s Good Enough for Sophomores
December 2, 2022
This is the season for final exams, but maybe we should drop the pencils, paper and keyboards and start talking instead. The thought is scary…
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Expiration Dates Are Meaningless
December 1, 2022
For refrigerators across America, the passing of Thanksgiving promises a major purge. The good stuff is the first to go: the mashed potatoes, the buttery…
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Trump’s very bad week leaves him teetering on the brink of disaster
December 1, 2022
Donald Trump just had a very bad week. Five members of the Oath Keepers were convicted for serious felonies relating to the Jan. 6, 2021,…
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Change the Senate
November 30, 2022
Many analysts and citizens believe that the Constitution, more than 230 years old, is out of touch with contemporary America. We asked the scholars Danielle…
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Boston Public Radio full show: Nov. 29, 2022
November 30, 2022
Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by talking with listeners about the controversies surrounding this year’s World Cup. … Nancy Gertner discussed…
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Last week, former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump met with white supremacist and holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, along with rapper Ye (formerly known…
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‘I wanted to learn from the best,’ Healey says of her early years of private law practice
November 29, 2022
She traveled to work on the Green Line and logged long hours at the office, the newcomer among a team of ambitious lawyers. The clients…
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New Trump Special Prosecutor Isn’t the Mueller Sequel
November 28, 2022
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: To no one’s surprise, Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special prosecutor, Jack Smith, to investigate former president Donald…
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‘Bad Spaniels’ Toy ‘Hall Pass’ Pits Trademarks, First Amendment
November 28, 2022
The Supreme Court’s analysis of a dispute over a pun-laden dog toy will reach beyond Jack Daniel’s trademarks and may lead to new rules for…
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Twitter faces serious legal threat from ex-employees, experts say
November 28, 2022
Elon Musk, who admitted to overpaying for Twitter, cut workers at the social media platform almost immediately. In response, some of the axed employees want…
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As utilities spend billions on transmission, support builds for independent monitoring
November 28, 2022
An aging electric grid, fossil fuel power plant retirements and a massive renewable electricity buildout are all contributing to a boom in transmission and distribution…