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The shadow docket fails again
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower…
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election
US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the…
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Appeals court says Texas can enforce drag show ban, suggests not all drag shows violate state law
A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce a 2023 law that prohibits drag shows in public or when children are present, although…
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Court to consider prison inmate’s religious liberty claims
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Damon Landor. Landor is a Louisiana man who grew long dreadlocks for…
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How tariffs ate American foreign policy
President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a trade announcement event at the White House on April 2, 2025. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty…
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NATO downplays US troop drawdown as Russian hybrid attacks intensify
BUCHAREST — NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday played down a U.S. announcement that it was withdrawing hundreds of troops from Romania just as the…
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Former ‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison finds Hollywood escape in Texas after controversy derailed career
Chris Harrison has found that “Austin is the new Hollywood” after fleeing Los Angeles. Harrison moved to Austin, Texas, after permanently stepping away from his…
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US sanctions Colombian President Petro, his family, over drug cartels
The United States on Friday sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the latest escalation of tensions between Washington and Bogotá over drug trafficking and other issues…
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The Gaza peace deal’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness
President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war on October 13, 2025, in Sharm El-Sheikh,…
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American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming
is a features editor who publishes award-winning stories about law, tech, and internet subcultures. A journalist trained as a lawyer, she has been writing about…
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