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"For long-term effect, however, the real stunner for lawyers is a case called Relentless v. Department of Commerce (also Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo). It appears to be a minor spat about fishing regulation, but it is a gargantuan case, to quote Justice Gorsuch. Last Friday, the Supreme Court struck down Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, making it more difficult to regulate, both for agencies and for Congress, upending 40 years of case law covering every law and every regulation in America, reversing a case that had thousands of citations. Despite the majority’s efforts to calm the waters by saying some precedents remain, the case is a tremendous gift to corporate lawyers who will tweak those cases and find new ones to undo a vast array of existing decisions protecting American food, drugs, health, not to mention nuclear power, hurricane warnings, identity theft, and anything else subject to commonsense regulation. Even Justice Scalia was happy for a long time with the old rule struck down in Relentless, but this is not Justice Scalia’s court anymore." #scotus #corporatelaw #lawandorder #rulesandregulations #injustice READ: https://lnkd.in/gmuk4sux
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RE: #Project2025 - #Trump claims, "I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they're saying and some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them." Sounds like he does know something about Project 2025. How else can you "disagree with some of the things they're saying" if you "know nothing about" it? As for having "no idea who is behind it," check out this list of former Trump Administration members who are directly involved with the document's making. One of its two primary editors, Paul Dans, who directs the #HeritageFoundation’s 2025 Presidential Transition Project, served as the White House liaison for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management during the Trump administration, among other positions. Rick Dearborn, who was briefly Trump’s deputy chief of staff, wrote the White House chapter. Russ Vought, Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, wrote the chapter on OMB and similar executive offices. Gene Hamilton, who served in the Trump Justice Department and is now the vice president and general counsel of America First Legal, wrote the DOJ chapter. The chapter on the Department of Homeland Security was written by Ken Cuccinelli, who held multiple positions in Trump’s DHS. The list of Project 2025 playbook contributors includes former Trump administration officials from the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, among other departments and agencies. Peter Navarro — who advised Trump’s 2016 campaign, served as director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, and recently reported to prison for refusing to cooperate with a Congressional inquiry into January 6 insurrection — drafted a chapter on trade policy. Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign’s national press secretary, is featured in a promotional video for the Project 2025 academy, along with Stephen Miller and other former Trump administration officials. Other former Trump administration officials listed on the Project 2025 academy syllabus include Rick Dearborn, Roger Severino, Hugh Fike, and Bethany Kozma. Oh, and let's not forget John McEntee: "body man" turned political aide, despite one dismissal from then WH Chief of Staff John Kelly due to issues related to gambling (2018). Since leaving the White House, McEntee has never left Trump's orbit. In May 2023, McEntee joined The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 as a senior advisor. Described by the New York Times as "one of Trump's most trusted aides", McEntee's association with Project 2025 serves as the main link between the Heritage Foundation and former President Trump. The New York Times has reported that his role includes working as "part of a team searching for potential lawyers" for Trump's next Administration. Source: The Intercept: https://lnkd.in/grU4eqNF
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Already 7 months ago Masha Gessen, winner of the 2023 Hannah Arendt prize, drew parallelisms between Nazi-era ghettos and Gaza, and called for pattern recognition. Gessen, herself Jewish and whose family members were killed in the Holocaust, suggested that the term “ghetto” is a more fitting way to describe Gaza than an “open-air prison.” Now, amid Israel’s war against Hamas, “The ghetto is being liquidated,” Gessen wrote. https://lnkd.in/dy-d9j24
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