To me the most important change in environmental law from the permitting reform bill is the effort to restrict remedies for NEPA violations.  I’ve written before about why I think this is important ...

Last week, about halfway down the New York Times’ Monday morning newsletter, there was a video titled “Living Next to ...

After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law two key bills that will ...

The bipartisan permitting reform bill – at least the Senate version – is out.  You can see it here.  My initial take on the bill is below, and I hope to do some more detailed examination of specific ...

Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping shocked retired American teacher Ron Sakolsky by mentioning him in a toast at a White ...

Paying people for their vote in the midterms was one of those bizarre ideas that Trump floated and even some Republicans dismissed. But there is actually an incentivized Get Out the Vote effort ...

Broad delegations like those dealing with emergencies and national security invite abuse. Gorsuch is right about this, but ...

The latest MacArthur Fellows include Holly Jean Buck, a sociologist and energy policy researcher investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of emerging climate policies. The Emmett ...

Last week, Governor Newsom signed a batch of legislation intended to promote installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers around the state. California is home to over 200,000 publicly accessible EV ...

Guest contributor Adam Earl King is a student at The University of Texas School of Law (JD ’27) and a Summer ’26 Legal ...