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SCOTUS: Immigration Judges Must Use Admin Process for Free Speech Claims
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Those who interpret the law are also subject to it. A group of immigration judges seeking to have a district court rule on their claims of violations of their...
SCOTUS Dodges Question of Whether You Can Execute Someone With a Borderline IQ Score
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Constitution forbids executing people with intellectual disability — but what happens when a defendant’s IQ scores land exactly on the borderline? That...
Judge Orders White House Staff to Comply With Record Retention Law
By J.P. Finet, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s advisors and staff to retain certain presidential and vice presidential records in compliance with the...
Coal Ash Cleanup at Plant Barry: Why the 11th Circuit Revived an Environmental Lawsuit
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
More formally called “coal combustion residuals” (CCR), coal ash is the waste left over when coal‑fired power plants make electricity. It usually ends up piled...
Fifth Circuit Weighs Constitutional Right to Clean Water
By Amy O'Neal, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A severe winter storm in 2021 brought Jackson, Mississippi's water crisis to a breaking point, leaving 150,000 residents without reliable service. But the...
Ninth Circuit Burns EPA Over Flame Retardant Chemical Rule
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
After spending close to five years proposing and then adopting risk-management rules about a toxic chemical once used as a flame-retardant additive, the U.S....
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