Today in Supreme Court History: October 15, 1883
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Today in Supreme Court History: October 15, 1883
10/15/1883: The Civil Rights Cases are decided.
Trump Says Tariffs Are About National Security. Pentagon Officials Say They Need a Tariff Exemption.
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Trump Says Tariffs Are About National Security. Pentagon Officials Say They Need a Tariff Exemption.
If tariffs are necessary to make American-made products more attractive in the market, shouldn't that also apply to the Pentagon's purchases?
Sarbanes-Oxley Promised To Protect Investors. It Ended Up Freezing Them Out.
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Sarbanes-Oxley Promised To Protect Investors. It Ended Up Freezing Them Out.
Fraud didn’t disappear after the 2002 bill. But IPOs got rarer, private equity got bigger, and ordinary investors got pushed to the sidelines.
Democrats' Bill Would Let Federal Workers Skip Paying Rent During Government Shutdowns
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Democrats' Bill Would Let Federal Workers Skip Paying Rent During Government Shutdowns
Suspending federal workers' civil obligations during government shutdowns would be bad news for property rights, landlords, and tenants.
Even Marjorie Taylor Greene Thinks Trump's Immigration and Trade Policies Go Too Far
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Even Marjorie Taylor Greene Thinks Trump's Immigration and Trade Policies Go Too Far
Greene's comments mark a rare instance of a close Trump ally questioning the costs of the administration's agenda.
Let's Go Brandon!—to the Principal's Office
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Let's Go Brandon!—to the Principal's Office
From Sixth Circuit Judge John Nalbandian, joined by Judge Karen Nelson Moore, in yesterday's B.A. v. Tri County Area Schools:...
Meta Removes ICE-Sightings Group After DOJ Outreach
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Meta Removes ICE-Sightings Group After DOJ Outreach
Meta is the third tech company in two weeks to succumb to DOJ pressure to remove apps and groups used to share information on immigration officer sightings.
SCOTUS Probably Won't Put Any New Limits on Warrantless Home Searches
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SCOTUS Probably Won't Put Any New Limits on Warrantless Home Searches
The Supreme Court weighed the “emergency aid exception” to the Fourth Amendment in a major case this week.
"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Tool for Goverment Control, and Magnitude of Bias
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"Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine: Tool for Goverment Control, and Magnitude of Bias
I have an article titled "Viewpoint Diversity" Requirements as a New Fairness Doctrine forthcoming in several months in the George...
ICE Agent Who Took Upskirt Photos of Flight Attendant Says It Wasn't a Crime Because He Was Sneaky
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ICE Agent Who Took Upskirt Photos of Flight Attendant Says It Wasn't a Crime Because He Was Sneaky
Billy Olvera's "clandestine video voyeurism," as his lawyer would later describe it, took place while he was on duty as a deportation officer.
Against Trump's New Higher Education "Compact"
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Against Trump's New Higher Education "Compact"
The Compact marks a new tactic in the administration's effort to massively transform American higher education. The substantive demands remain much the same as the administration has pushed before, and it continues to rely on threats to financial vulnerabilities…
Texas City Council Approves $500,000 Payment to Former Member Who Said Her Advocacy Led to a Bogus Arrest
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Texas City Council Approves $500,000 Payment to Former Member Who Said Her Advocacy Led to a Bogus Arrest
The settlement, which followed Sylvia Gonzalez's victory at the Supreme Court, also includes remedial First Amendment training for city officials.
Trump's New Tariffs on Furniture Will Be Costly, and Americans Will Pay
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Trump's New Tariffs on Furniture Will Be Costly, and Americans Will Pay
The evidence is clear that we are paying more, U.S. firms have lower margins, and exports are collapsing in flagship industries.
Mom Placed on Child Abuse Registry for Letting 13-Year-Old Babysit
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Mom Placed on Child Abuse Registry for Letting 13-Year-Old Babysit
As constant adult supervision has become the norm, more and more kids are being reported to the authorities.