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Last week the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that certain tariffs imposed on steel imports from Turkey under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act were not permitted under the law. It was a big win for American companies and consumers who had been stuck with higher prices due to the tariffs. But this ruling should not be the end of the story. Rather, it should prompt Congress to reform Section 232 to prevent further misuse of the law.

An executive order, signed by Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar, contends that an "influx" of asylum-seekers would overwhelm schools and stretch town resources. Other Suffolk town officials say talk of a wave of migrants coming from NYC is a baseless rumor. 

Federal court first held that AB 979 facially violated the Equal Protection Clause because it imposed quotas based on racial and ethnic classifications despite Supreme Court authority prohibiting such quotas. Court rejected California's argument that no quota was imposed

A California federal court held that a California statute requiring California-based corporations to have a minimum number of directors from designated under-represented groups violates...

The Supreme Court returned Monday for oral arguments after a lengthy holiday break. During the court’s January sitting, the justices will hear arguments in eight cases, including ones dealing with school choice and the “Bridgegate” scandal.  The justices already have heard arguments in cases involving the Second Amendment, Obamacare, and whether federal law covers claims of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. 

As this academic year comes to a close, higher education institutions are waiting to see what the future holds for race-conscious admissions. As these institutions are well aware, the...

On the 69th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education, gerrymandering is contributing to continued school segregation.

“Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program,” President Reagan once said. That adage certainly applies to the Temporary Protected Status program. TPS was intended to give only short-term permission for aliens to be in the U.S., but that permission has often gone on seemingly without end.

Newsom, lawmakers and even some reparations task force members tamp down expectations of individual payments to Black residents

The House gave initial approval to a bill that would ban doctors from providing transition-related care to children. This is the furthest point the measure has reached in the Legislature.