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Trump Scores Legal Wins Over DC Swamp
The Trump administration scored two legal victories this week in its clash with federal employees—but hit a setback when it came to removing a member of the Federal Reserve. An appeals court on Monday dismissed a case against…
Court Hands Victory to Christian School Banned for Beliefs
A federal appeals court ordered Vermont to let a Christian school compete in state-sponsored sports events—even though the school doesn’t support the state’s view of “transgender” ideology. That decision allows the school…
Prison guards forcibly cut an inmate’s dreadlocks. Can they be sued?
When Louisiana prison guards told a newly arrived Rastafarian inmate named Damon Landor that he was required to cut off the knee-length dreadlocks that he had been growing for decades as part of his religious practice, Landor…
Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire FTC Commissioner
The Supreme Court said Monday that President Donald Trump could fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, marking a victory for Trump as he seeks to exert more control over so-called independent agencies. The order,…
Court Won’t Let Trump Require Biological Sex on Passports
A federal appeals court Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to require passports to reflect bearers’ biological sex rather than their declared “gender identity.” A lower court previously blocked the…
California food companies sue Texas over ‘lab-grown meat’ ban
As a dedicated meat eater who nevertheless takes seriously the ethical concerns of people who eschew animal flesh, I am intrigued by the potential of cell-cultured protein products to address those concerns while still…
Court Strikes Down Obama Judge’s Ruling—Again
A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday, clearing the way for it to continue terminating $16 billion in “climate” grants to nonprofits to reportedly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A split panel…
The federal circuit’s tariff ruling highlights the audacity of Trump’s power grab
In ruling against the sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump purported to impose under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit did not settle the…
Raw milk debates are turning sour in Florida
In the fall of 2024, I predicted that America might be on the brink of having its "raw milk moment" given now Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s political elevation. Since then,…
Federal Appeals Court Says Trump’s Tariffs Are Unlawful, Allows Them To Remain in Place
President Donald Trump overstepped the limits of executive authority when he used emergency powers to levy tariffs, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. That decision, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal…
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