Revamping Federal Climate Science
December 15, 2020, 5:00 am Getty/Liu Shiping/Xinhua
Sam Hananel
Ari Drennen
Introduction and summary
The United States has been the global leader in climate science for decades. Unfortunately, progress has slowed and in some cases, even moved backward over the past four years, with the Trump administration dismantling core elements of the federal climate science apparatus. As the country and the planet head toward an increasingly unstable climate, the U.S. government needs to get back to the business of being the preeminent source of trusted applied science that supports climate change mitigation and adaptation decision-making of governments and civilian stakeholders.
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Cravath, Swaine & Moore is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms, both nationally and globally.
The firm takes on prominent high-stakes cases, from Disney s landmark $85 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2018 to ongoing lawsuits against Apple and Google by Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite.
Many of the partners collaborate with one another on cases, incentivized in part by the Cravath System, which emphasizes hiring and training top talent from law schools as generalists and promoting from within the firm.
December 14, 2020 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
Members of the Electoral College meet today to officially elect Joe Biden, a moment some Republican lawmakers have targeted as the end of President Donald Trumpâs attempts to overturn the results as far as theyâre concerned.
The constitutionally mandated procedure across the 50 states and the District of Columbia usually passes with little notice. But this year, it may help conclude a chaotic election season punctuated by Trumpâs refusal to concede and his frequent insistence, without evidence, that the vote was âriggedâ against him.
Many prominent Republicans joined the president in declining to recognize Bidenâs victory a month ago, saying Trump had a right to pursue legal challenges. That process will have played out once the electors reach a majority of 270 ballots for Biden. Congress will then officially count the Electoral College votes and declare the winner on Jan. 6.
Was SCOTUS unanimous in tossing Texas election suit on standing ground? Alito a cipher
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday evening refused to allow Texas to file a lawsuit directly with the court that challenged the election results in four other states.
The court’s order cited lack of standing by Texas, SCOTUSblog reports.
“Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections,” the order said. “All other pending motions are dismissed as moot.”
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued a statement accompanying the order that is leading to differing interpretations, according to appellate litigator Howard Bashman of How Appealing. Alito’s statement was joined by Justice Clarence Thomas.
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