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12 States Push Back on New Mexico in Oracle Natural Gas Pipeline FightThe attorneys general of 12 US states have asked federal regulators to authorize construction of a natural gas pipeline needed to power an Oracle Corp. data center in New Mexico, arguing that a broader environmental review threatens to complicate similar projects across the country.

Bloomberg11h agoWhole story →

Trump’s War on Trees Is a War on the RepublicGreat men plant trees in whose shade they will never sit, according to a familiar aphorism. Lesser men, by comparison, cut down those trees for a few hours’ warmth. Rarely has a saying come to life so vividly as it did over the last few days in the nation’s capital. President Donald Trump wants to renovate a local golf course on public land in his own…

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Trump Uses Nuclear Option to Keep Kennedy Center Documents HiddenPresident Trump is fighting attempts to make him testify and produce documents related to his takeover of the Kennedy Center. In a court filing Wednesday, Trump asserted executive privilege, claiming that in her lawsuit, Kennedy Center board member and Democratic Representative Joyce Beatty initiated “overbroad discovery requests that expressly…

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Williams v. Attorney GeneralThe appeals court said it was unconstitutional to permanently disarm Edward Williams based on a 2005 DUI conviction.

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An Angry Judge and a Maybe-Lawyer in the Briefing RoomA roundup of legal news from the past week.

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Musk bankrolls PAC spending big on Paxton in TexasTech mogul Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas PAC — a political action committee backing Paxton's run — in the third quarter, according to...

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Trump loses challenge to NYC sanctuary city lawsNo federal law requires states to participate in federal immigration enforcement or compels states to comply with those efforts, the judge said.

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Norton Simon countersues in rekindled fight over looted paintingsThe museum claims a previous federal court judgment in its favor should block the Jewish Federation from contesting its ownership of the Renaissance paintings.

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Fourth Circuit revives Virginia schools’ challenge to federal funding freeze over bathroom policiesThe appellate court allowed the Virginia school districts to argue its transgender bathroom policies comply with Title IX in federal court rather than the Court of Federal Claims.

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