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Supreme Court justices heard arguments April 30, 2025, and issued a 4-4 order just a few weeks later. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
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Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school...

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Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton The saga over St. Isidore of Seville, which hoped to become the nation’s...
Young Montanans, including Rikki Held, center, sued their state government and won a key ruling forcing the state government to consider greenhouse gas emissions when reviewing proposed development projects. William Campbell/Getty Images
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Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue

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Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to...
A Des Moines Water Works employee takes samples from a nearby river for analysis. The regional water utility delivers drinking water to more than 500,000 Iowans. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall
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Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially...

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Jeremy Orr, Michigan State University Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could...
‘You just didn’t mess around with federal judges,’ says a former federal judge. ‘It was a good way to get your head handed to you.’ sesame, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images
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‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years...

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John E. Jones III, Dickinson College Legal battles between the Trump administration and advocates for deportees flown to prison...
Sen. Cory Booker speaks to reporters in the Senate Chamber after delivering a record-setting floor speech at the U.S. Capitol on April 1, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images`
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Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in...

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Erik Johnson, Stetson University and Matthew deTar, Ohio University Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began...
A Southern California Edison employee measures radiation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on March 10, 2020. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images
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How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US?

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Gerald Frankel, The Ohio State University Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over...
Planned Parenthood clinics, like this one in Los Angeles, are located across the United States. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid...

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Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Sonia Suter, George Washington University Having the freedom to choose your own health...
Several U.S. climate regulations aim to reduce burning of fossil fuels, a driver of climate change. Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies...

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Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School Most of the United States’ major climate regulations are underpinned by one...
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