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Supreme Court to Weigh Oil-Industry Effort to End a Major Climate Suit

Supreme Court Reviews Climate Lawsuit Procedure. The Slow Machinery of Justice Turns.

What Happened

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about whether state climate lawsuits against oil companies should be heard in state or federal courts. Oil companies want the cases moved to federal court, where they believe they'll have better chances of dismissal. The case involves procedural jurisdictio...

What's In Your Control

Whether you follow this procedural development (it will take months to resolve). Your energy use, transportation choices, and voting in elections where climate policy is debated. Supporting or oppo...

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Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

Courts Rule on Immigration Policy. The System Checks Itself.

What Happened

Federal courts have issued rulings that limit or block aspects of Trump's proposed mass deportation plans. The judicial branch is exercising its constitutional role in reviewing executive actions on immigration policy.

What's In Your Control

Whether you follow daily court rulings or wait for final policy outcomes. How you prepare for whatever immigration system ultimately emerges. Whether you engage in local community support regardles...

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Supreme Court to Hear Case Testing Limits of Hawaii Gun Law

Supreme Court Takes Another Gun Case. The Constitutional Argument Continues.

What Happened

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging Hawaii's gun licensing requirements, which could further define the scope of Second Amendment rights following recent rulings that expanded gun rights nationwide.

What's In Your Control

Whether you follow Supreme Court proceedings closely (most cases take 6-12 months to resolve). If you live in Hawaii or states with similar laws, monitoring for potential impacts on local regulations.

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Some on-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News acknowledges in statement after deal is announced

Fox News Paid $787 Million to Settle Dominion Case. Money, It Turns Out, Has Always Been the Measure of Conviction.

What Happened

Fox News settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million — one of the largest defamation settlements in U.S. media history. As part of the deal, Fox issued a statement acknowledging that some on-air claims about Dominion's voting machines were false. No on-air a...

What's In Your Control

Whether you trust any single media outlet as your sole source of information. Whether you've built a reading habit that includes primary sources and cross-checks. Whether you engage in arguments on...

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Judge in Fox News-Dominion defamation trial: 'The parties have resolved their case'

Fox News Pays Dominion $787 Million to Avoid a Jury Hearing the Evidence. The First Amendment Survives. So Does Fox.

What Happened

Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems settled their defamation lawsuit on the first day of trial for $787.5 million — roughly half of the $1.6 billion Dominion had sought. Fox issued no apology and made no admission of wrongdoing as part of the settlement. The case centered on Fox's broadcasting o...

What's In Your Control

Whether you update your understanding of how media incentives work. Whether you consume news — from any outlet — with a more skeptical eye going forward. Whether you follow the related Smartmatic l...

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