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No Executive Taxation Without Clear Legislative Authorization
Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” Vikram’s regular columns on Justia, and Akhil’s new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840-1920. Please…
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In tariff cases, verbs rather than major pronouncements about presidential power give the court the off-ramp it’s looking for
Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Verbs, verbs, verbs. Court-watchers hoping for fireworks over the reach of presidential authority in the tariff cases argued at the Supreme Court on Wednesday might have been left a little disappointed. Going in, much real estate was devoted…
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SCOTUStoday for Friday, November 7
As the U.S. Supreme Court considered its high-profile case on tariffs, the Supreme Court of Canada was considering a major case of its own. The case, which concerned a dispute over the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s plan to cull more than 300 ostriches from a rural farm due to concerns about avian flu, garnered international…
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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…
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Pod Save America podcasters host CPAC ‘for the left’
Democratic officials, strategists and activists are gathering in Washington on Friday for the first “Crooked Con,” hosted by the podcast juggernaut “Pod Save America,” which they are billing as the Conservative Political Action Committee, CPAC, “for the left.” The lineup features several potential 2028 candidates, including Sens. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Ruben Gallego of…
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We polled Dems on who their leader is. They had no idea.
Democrats still don’t have a leader to guide them out of the wilderness. Seismic victories in a series of off-cycle elections on Tuesday showed the power of an energized liberal base all across the country — and teased at the potential for the Democratic Party to storm back to power. But those wins did not…
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Families honor loved ones at victims’ memorial unveiling
Gloria Chavez is still waiting for the trial of the young man accused of killing her husband. Chavez’s husband and partner of 15 years, Guadalupe Chavez, was killed in Wasco in 2021, allegedly by a 16-year-old who was arrested a…
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Local teacher named state representative for National Teacher of the Year competition
You could say first-grade teacher April Raguindin was pretty excited last week when she received a call from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond.
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Free mofongo? Mamdani dazzles Democratic insiders in San Juan
SAN JUAN — Zohran Mamdani wants to be a new kind of leader for New York. But in his second day as mayor-elect, he embraced an old political tradition: partying in Puerto Rico. New York’s Democrats — from state lawmakers to City Hall aides to union power brokers — decamp to San Juan every November…
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Options emerge for jail beds, but frustration remains
The city of Bakersfield continues to explore its options for expanding the number of jail beds, even as officials express frustration with a lack of progress.