Supreme Court Reviews RLUIPA Challenge to Kentucky Grotto Ban
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Lawsuit Challenges Federal Agency Action A coalition of twenty-one states and several major cities filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Trump administration, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to…
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States Sue EPA Over Power Plant Emission Rule Repeal
Lawsuit Challenges Federal Agency Action A coalition of twenty-one states and several major cities filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Trump…
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Supreme Court Reviews RLUIPA Challenge to Kentucky Grotto Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed this term to hear Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Frederic, a case testing the…
Federal Judge Reinstates Seattle Prosecutor After Trump Firing
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GAO Warns Billions at Risk as Education Department Halts Monitoring
The Government Accountability Office has issued a stark warning that billions of taxpayer dollars allocated for K-12 education are now vulnerable to…
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