A District Judge in DC just issued a ruling enjoining the president’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. U.S. District Judge John Bates joined two other courts in making his decision, arguing that the administration had failed to supply adequate reasoning for shutting down DACA in September. The DACA program was … [Read more...]
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Gorsuch Votes with Liberals to Strike Down Deportation Law
While all eyes are on Wednesday’s Supreme Court’s hearing on the legality of Donald Trump’s travel ban, which blocks entry to the U.S. by immigrants from six predominately Muslim countries, Democrats are savoring their latest victory: Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurring opinion in a pro-immigrant Supreme Court ruling, Sessions v. Dimaya. On April … [Read more...]
The Trump Administration’s Impact on the Environment
Over the past 15 months, the Trump administration has taken aim at a number of regulations, many of which were instituted during the Obama years. Though the president is pursuing a broad deregulatory agenda affecting every sector, the environment seems to be of particular concern. Whether it’s through the Department of the Interior or the EPA, … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Weighs-In on State Taxes and Online Retailers
On April 17th, the highest court considered a case involving some hairy questions around states’ sales tax and whether certain online retailers should collect it. The case before the court, South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., involves over 40 states, who argue that the Supreme Court should overturn a 1992 ruling that prohibits the collection of sales … [Read more...]
Vermont Pro-Gun Governor Phil Scott Signs Gun Control Laws After Local Teenager Plots Mass Murder
“On February 16, I was in my office preparing for the day ahead, when everything changed,” Governor Phil Scott told Vermont voters, who gathered at the Montpellier statehouse on April 11 to hear the Governor renege on his 2016 campaign promise to uphold gun owners’ rights, and instead sign a package of gun control laws in a state where even … [Read more...]
If Trump Fires Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller…
It’s no secret that President Donald Trump has not taken kindly to the ongoing probe led by Robert S. Mueller III, former FBI Director and current special counsel in charge of investigating possible collusion between the administration and Russia leading up to the 2016 election. According to recent reports from the New York Times, Trump has … [Read more...]
California Allows Fully Autonomous Cars to Begin Testing
Last month, California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved rules allowing driverless cars to roam the streets without a human body in the vehicle. The DMV, which introduced the regulations, stipulated a number of requirements to help ensure the safety of other drivers on the road. For instance, local police officers must be notified prior … [Read more...]
Pruitt Proposes Rule That Would Deregulate Coal Ash Pits
At the beginning of March, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans to chuck environmental regulations pertaining to the handling and disposal of coal ash, a substance that contains a number of carcinogens. Despite the obvious dangers, Pruitt and the EPA said nothing of the public health risks in their announcement earlier this month. … [Read more...]
Who’s Regulating Gun Safety?
In the wake of the Parkland shooting, young students throughout the country have forced the issue of gun control onto center stage. Politicians who rely on donations from the NRA have been pressured to take a stance on gun violence, leading certain Republicans to favor (some version of) gun control. Jayla Holdip, a student at Thurgood Marshall … [Read more...]
Obama’s Carbon Pricing Policy Thrives in Blue States
Just two months after Donald Trump took his oath of office, in March, 2017, EPA chief Scott Pruitt made it a priority to rescind President Obama’s signature climate control initiative, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), put in place by executive order in 2015. The regulation on power plants is the first of its kind to reduce greenhouse gas … [Read more...]
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