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As President Trump flexes his power over universities, law firms, media companies and more, some of the country’s most powerful institutions have faced a choice,…
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Could Donald Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell?
April 18, 2025
Donald Trump’s claim on Thursday that he has the right to fire Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell has thrust a precedent that has protected independent…
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Edwin Kneedler, who’s argued more cases at the US Supreme Court than any practicing attorney, will make what is likely his last appearance before the…
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How the Trump Administration’s Interpretation of One Word—‘Harm’—Could Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
April 18, 2025
The Trump administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would rescind widespread habitat protections for species protected under the Endangered Species Act, a landmark law…
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Shortly before midnight on April 15, United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia, Tanya S. Chutkan dealt Donald Trump’s administration another in…
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Trump moves to quickly slash federal regulations, target state and corporate climate efforts
April 18, 2025
The Trump administration is pushing to slash federal rules and regular unlawful, unconstitutional or have an undue burden on industry in order to “commence deconstruction…
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Trump Grid Order Threatens To Roil Electricity Sector
April 18, 2025
President Donald Trump’s directive to keep struggling power plants on the grid is an unusual use of the U.S. Department of Energy’s authority to ensure…
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DEI policies in schools remain legally sound
April 18, 2025
An articl by Michael A. Rebell: The Trump administration is threatening state leaders, demanding that they comply with his request to abandon policies of diversity,…
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Harvard professor gives perspective on the Trump administration clash with university
April 17, 2025
Despite President Trump’s threats, Harvard University is standing its ground against the administration’s demands. Within days the Trump administration has cut over $2 billion in…
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How Trump orders seeking shortcuts in the regulatory process could expand presidential power
April 17, 2025
President Trump has sought to take shortcuts in the otherwise lengthy regulatory process via executive order that could mark a notable expansion in presidential power.
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On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin celebrated a new era for America’s wetlands.
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Analysis: Colorado data center bill raises serious questions of electric consumers subsidizing Big Tech
April 17, 2025
Colorado’s electrical utilities and supporters cried foul a few weeks ago about a bill being prepared for introduction in the final weeks of this legislative…
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‘We have laws in this country’: Harvard Law professor reacts to Trump admin’s funding freeze
April 16, 2025
The federal government announced it is freezing more than $2 billion in grants to Harvard after the university said it would not comply with its…
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Harvard research programs brace for “stop work orders” after $2.2B funding freeze by Trump administration
April 16, 2025
Research programs at Harvard University have been warned to brace for “stop work orders” as the slow drip from the Trump administration’s $2.2 billion federal…
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Anderson Cooper 360
April 16, 2025
Former Federal Judge Nancy Gertner provides commentary on wrongfully deported Maryland man, the implications of a lasting detention, and more.
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Feds pull more than $2 billion in funding after Harvard rejects ‘unprecedented’ demands by Trump administration
April 16, 2025
Harvard’s president said Monday the school will not agree to demands pushed by the Trump administration as a condition for maintaining nearly $9 billion in…
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Quality of Care
April 16, 2025
Several years ago, Lisa Iezzoni, S.M. ’78, M.D. ’84, one of the most prominent researchers in healthcare and disability, decided to ask doctors what they…
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On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down the smokestacks at the Homer City Generating Station. The plant – first commissioned in…
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“Unquestionably Unconstitutional”: Harvard Law Prof Slams Cuts as School Rejects Trump Demands
April 16, 2025
Harvard University has pushed back as President Trump ramps up his attacks on higher education. After Harvard rejected demands by the Trump administration to eliminate…
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Harvard professor gives perspective on the Trump administration clash with university
April 16, 2025
What does the clash between Harvard and the Trump administration look like from the perspective of its faculty? NPR’s Michel Martin [asks] Harvard Law School…
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Legal experts say there’s no basis for the Trump administration’s plans to repeal environmental regulations
April 16, 2025
Environmental lawyers say two new White House directives—designed to greatly expand executive power to strike down federal energy and environmental regulations—are not likely to hold…