He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.. #Courts #Filedunder—Courts #Politics
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He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.

Holland, who once compared a Black child to a dog, has had a career mired in controversy. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming the de facto frontrunner of his judicial race.

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Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases. #Filedunder—Immigration #Immigration
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Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases

Should a dad be deported for leaving his toddlers alone at home for a half hour 15 years ago? The Trump administration says yes in a pending court case with sweeping implications for both the immigration and child welfare systems.

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Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family. #CriminalJustice #Filedunder—CriminalJustice
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Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family

Stories about pardons are often about presidential power. But what about people on the other side of that grace? The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago.

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Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges “Healthy Skepticism” of Climate Science. #Courts #Environment #Filedunder—Courts
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Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges “Healthy Skepticism” of Climate Science

As congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted by a center funded by the fossil fuel industry educates judges about free-market views of climate science.

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Why We Are Suing the Department of Education

The Office for Civil Rights is keeping the public in the dark on which schools it’s investigating and why.

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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.. #Filedunder—Military #Military
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.

The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principles: more aggression, less accountability.

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New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings. #CriminalJustice #Filedunder—CriminalJustice #SexandGender
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New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings

In 2023, ProPublica revealed that Columbia University had ignored women who accused OB-GYN Robert Hadden of sexual assault, enabling the doctor's abuse for decades. Survivors say they hope school officials will now be held accountable.

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RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work.. #Filedunder—HealthCare #HealthCare #Regulation #TrumpAdministration
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RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work.

The agency’s 2023 decision to place 19 peptides on the “unsafe” list was supported by numerous documented safety concerns, former officials said. Even though demand for peptide therapies has exploded since then, there’s been little new science.

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Inmates Have Died in the Care of Armor Health Companies. Jails Keep Contracting With Them Anyway.. #CriminalJustice #Filedunder—CriminalJustice #HealthCare
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Inmates Have Died in the Care of Armor Health Companies. Jails Keep Contracting With Them Anyway.

Most of Florida’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated with Armor.

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“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations. #Environment #Filedunder—Environment
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“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations

For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review regulations that relied on its assessments.

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