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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....
Do Undocumented Immigrants Have Second Amendment Rights? First Circuit Weighs In
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
An undocumented immigrant in Maine was charged with a federal gun crime. His case now sits at the center of a fight over whether the Second Amendment protects...
SCOTUS Stay Allows Access to Abortion Pills by Mail — For Now
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
On May 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) granted an emergency administrative stay to a pair of abortion pill manufacturers. This paused a May 1 ruling...
How Jennifer Eckhart Lost Her Sexual Harassment Case Against Fox News
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox News producer, sued the news network and its former anchor Ed Henry after alleging years of sexual harassment culminating in a...
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