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[The article describes how the two can be mutually reinforcing, building on lessons from previous episodes in constitutional history.] Today, the UnPopulist published my article on synergies between litigation and political action in resisting Trump 2.0's multi-faceted assaults on the Constitution. I explain how the two tracks can be mutually reinforcing. As I was writing the article,  it occurred to me that—with my role in the tariff case—I am directly involved in implementing these ideas; we are, of necessity, litigating this case in both the court of law and the court of public opinion. That kind of direct involvement in the subject of my own writings is not an accustomed role for an academic, at least not for me. Whether it gives me greater insight, reduces my objectivity or some combination of both, is for readers to judge. Here is an excerpt from the article: The Trump administration has launched a multi-faceted assault on many aspects of our…

The telecom community’s ears recently perked up when the Wall Street Journal reported that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Charlie Ergen, Chairman of the Board of EchoStar Corporation, threatening to revoke a significant portion of the company’s spectrum licenses.  According to Carr, EchoStar is “warehousing” spectrum by failing to meet its buildout requirements.  On May 12, 2025, the Commission issued a notice inviting public comment on the question. Given the gravity of the Chairman’s accusation, let’s start with a bit of background for context. Over the years, EchoStar has purchased licenses for a significant amount of radio spectrum suitable for mobile wireless services both at auction and in the secondary market.  In 2019, as a condition of the government’s approval of the Sprint/T-Mobile merger, the merged entity agreed to spin-off Boost Mobile to DISH…

A tractor-trailer fire temporarily shut down southbound Interstate 81 near Cicero Monday evening, causing significant traffic disruptions for commuters. The incident occurred near Exit 102 (Bartel Road) in the town of Cicero, right at the line between Onondaga and Oswego counties. According to State Police reports, the commercial vehicle's tires suddenly began smoking, prompting the driver to pull over to the shoulder. Despite the quick response, the entire tractor-trailer became engulfed in flames. Emergency crews responded to the scene and worked to extinguish the blaze and clear the roadway. This incident highlights the potential dangers that commercial vehicle fires pose to highway safety and traffic flow. For more details on this developing story, you can reference the original news report. Common Causes of Commercial Vehicle Fires Tractor-trailer fires can occur for various reasons, and understanding these causes is crucial for prevention and legal…

A tragic motorcycle accident in Fresno County has claimed the life of a 42-year-old Visalia resident, highlighting the ongoing safety challenges faced by motorcyclists on California’s mountain highways. The fatal crash occurred on State Route 180 near Hume Road in the Sequoia National Forest on Saturday evening, June 8, 2025. Details of the Sequoia National Forest Motorcycle Crash According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the fatal accident took place at approximately 5:10 p.m. on Saturday. The motorcyclist was traveling westbound on his black Suzuki motorcycle when tragedy struck on a section of highway known for its winding mountain curves. Preliminary investigations revealed that the rider failed to successfully navigate a slight left curve in the roadway, approximately 2.5 miles east of Hume Road. The motorcycle subsequently veered off the roadway and collided with the mountainside, resulting in critical injuries to the operator. Despite wearing a helmet at…

[“The AR–15 is the most popular rifle in the country.”] On June 5, in an unanimous decision by Justice Elena Kagan, the Supreme Court ruled in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos that Mexico failed plausibly to plead that the American firearm industry aided and abetted unlawful sales routing guns to Mexican drug cartels.  The decision not only adds teeth to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), it also recognizes that semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 are in wide use by Americans, verifying that they meet Heller's common-use test. While the Court does not expressly mention that PLCAA reaffirms Second Amendment rights, it does reference the preamble of the law, which explicitly set forth one primary purpose of PLCAA is to protect the Second Amendment rights of Americans.  The Court then explained how the law protects the firearm industry from civil lawsuits blaming the industry for crimes and torts…

Amnesty International, in conjunction with numerous nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), released a statement calling for Egyptian authorities to immediately set free lawyer and activist Ibrahim Metwally after nearly seven years in pre-trial detention. The statement recounted the series of injustices that have befallen Metwally since his arrest. NGOs claimed Metwally has been tortured, mistreated by police, and denied access to his family and legal representation: Following his arrest, he was held incommunicado for two days until he appeared before the Supreme State Security Prosecutor (SSSP) in Cairo. He told his lawyers that during this period, National Security Agency (NSA) officers stripped him naked, gave him electric shocks in various parts of his body, doused him in water, and beat him, in violation of the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. The SSSP, a branch of the Egyptian government, has also allegedly subjected Metwally to…

Dentons corporate partner Nik Colbridge will be relocating from London to the firm's Dubai office to expand its equity capital markets (ECM) practice in the Middle East. Corporate, Equity Capital Markets, Middle East, Dubai, United Kingdom, London

On May 29, Attorneys Seul-Ah Kim and David K. S. Oh of Dentons Lee were featured speakers at the K-Beauty Global Growth Strategy Seminar, co-hosted by Dentons Lee and Jangup Newspaper at COEX. Mergers & Acquisitions , Overseas Investment, Life Science and Health Care, Seoul

Global law firm Dentons has advised FinanzRitter GmbH on a Series A financing round led by Family Office Skybrain GmbH, along with Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator as well as other new and existing investors. Corporate, Corporate in Germany, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions in Germany, Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies, Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies in Europe, Insurtech, Germany, Frankfurt

Global law firm Dentons has advised the note creditors of BayWa AG in connection with the company's restructuring proceedings under the German Act on the Stabilization and Restructuring Framework for Companies (StaRUG). Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Restructuring in Germany, Germany, Berlin

Times Are Changing At Debevoise: If there’s a partner on your case, make sure to clarify which kind they are. Paul Weiss Is Bleeding Talent Over Kneeling To Trump: Dunn Isaacson Rhee is making the most of it! Low Approval Runs In The Family: Brad Bondi loses D.C. race by an order of magnitude. Pete Hegseth Targets RBG And Thurgood Marshall’s Legacies: File this in “Not Surprising But Still Newsworthy”. Law Review Grapples With Future Of AI-Influenced Legal Scholarship: The good news is that writing will still suck enough for it to net you prestige. Harvard Receives Overwhelming Support As It Sues For Federal Funding: Cornell and Columbia were not among the ranks. The post Another One Bites The Salaried Partner Tier — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

On Sunday afternoon, a bicyclist was killed in a collision with a semi-truck at the intersection of St. John Avenue and North Topping Avenue in northeast Kansas City. Police say the crash occurred just before 1 p.m. as the cyclist was riding southbound on Topping and collided with the side of a semi-truck that was heading east on St. John Ave. The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported, and the investigation remains ongoing. This intersection is signal-controlled, but authorities have not yet released information about the status of the traffic light at the time of the crash. That fact alone makes it especially important to hold off on assumptions and focus on the evidence needed to determine how the collision occurred. Who Had Right-of-Way? With the semi-truck traveling on St. John Avenue and the bicyclist crossing from Topping Avenue, investigators will need to determine which direction had the right-of-way. That hinges on whether…

In the early hours of May 16, 2025, a woman was struck and killed while crossing Florence Avenue at Towne Avenue. The car – a dark-colored Dodge sedan – launched her body onto the street and fled the scene westbound, toward the 110 Freeway. The driver never stopped to call for help.  The LAPD is calling it what it is: a felony hit-and-run. For the woman’s family, the legal terminology means little right now. What matters most is the loss and the silence that followed.  “The worst part of a hit-and-run isn’t always the impact,” says J&Y Senior Trial Attorney Alex Boris. “It’s what happens after. The silence and unanswered questions as well as the aching feeling that someone out there thinks they can just drive away from a human life.”  Is fleeing the scene a criminal act? Absolutely. In California, Vehicle Code 20001 makes it a felony to leave the scene of an accident that causes injury or death.…

Liberty Square Apartments Shooting Fayetteville: Legal Claim for Family? We have over 25 years of experience representing victims of security failures across the United States, and we have recovered nearly $250 million dollars for our Clients.  Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available to the family of the victim of the Liberty Square Apartments shooting. Person Dies After Shooting at Liberty Square Apartments in Fayetteville, NC. (Stock Photo: MurrayLegal.com) Fayetteville, NC NEWS – Gunfire rang out at an apartment complex early Sunday morning, June 8, 2025, leaving one person dead. As reported by CBS17.com, “officers were called to a shooting around 3:30 a.m. on the 3600 block of Dornoch Drive at the Liberty Square Apartments.” WRAL.com is reporting, “[a] person with a gunshot wound was found dead at the scene.” The investigation is ongoing. Potential Legal Claims for Family of the Victim of…

Gorlyn Wohlk Douglas Accident: Potential Legal Claims? We have over 25 years of experience representing victims of motor vehicle accidents across the United States, and we have recovered nearly $250 million dollars for our Clients.  Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available to the family of Gorlyn Wohlk. Gorlyn Wohlk Loses Life in Douglas, ND Cement Truck, Side by Side Crash. (Stock Photo: MurrayLegal.com) Douglas, ND – A motor vehicle/Truck accident Thursday morning, June 5, 2024, left one man fatally injured. As reported by KXnet.com, “[a]ccording to the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP), on Thursday at about 8:39 a.m., the man was driving a John Deere side by side west on 359th Ave SW, when a Kenworth cement truck also traveling west attempted to pass the side by side. The side by side reportedly turned left in front of the cement truck and was hit by the Kenworth. The John Deere came to rest in the north ditch,…

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that excluding same-sex couples from civil marriage was unconstitutional. I was outside the Supreme Court that day, celebrating the advocacy achievement that seemed impossible a decade prior when bans on marriage for same-sex couples passed by wide margins in state after state. Couples, families, and advocates gathered on the steps outside the court, singing, crying, and embracing. I thought about my younger self who could not have imagined a life and future as a queer adult, and about the generations of LGBTQ people who came before me and faced so many more obstacles to realizing their own queer adulthoods. Though the fight for legal recognition of marriage for same-sex couples spanned decades, the final stages of progress seemed lightning fast for many people outside of the LGBTQ legal movement. In June of 2013, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Windsor that the federal law defining marriage as between one man and one woman…

When you bought your Cadillac Escalade, you expected GM’s flagship SUV to deliver on its promises of luxury and performance. Instead, if you own a 2021–2024 model, you may have discovered serious engine problems that put your safety at risk. Your Escalade might stall unexpectedly on the highway. You could hear disturbing ticking noises from under the hood. Perhaps you’re constantly adding oil between service intervals. These aren’t minor inconveniences—they’re potentially dangerous defects that can leave you stranded. At Timothy Abeel & Associates, we’ve seen these exact problems in thousands of lemon law cases. We know how frustrating it feels when your expensive luxury vehicle becomes unreliable. More importantly, we know how to fight back and get you the compensation you deserve. Time is of the essence. As your vehicle ages and gains mileage, manufacturers have more ammunition to dispute your claim. We’ll walk you through…

Divorce can feel a lot like stepping into the full force of the New Mexico sun: intense, draining, and potentially damaging. And if you own a business in Albuquerque, the stakes are even higher. Your company isn’t just an asset; it’s your livelihood, your legacy, and the foundation of your whole family’s financial security. Just like protecting yourself from the scorching summer sun means doing more than just hanging out in the shade—you need to hydrate, smear on some sunblock, and make sure you have a cool place to escape to after being out in the rays—shielding your business during divorce requires a multi-pronged approach. As a former business owner who has a MBA as well as a law degree, Attorney Bob Matteucci understands better than most the steps that New Mexico business owners should take to prepare themselves, their family, and their business for their post-divorce life.  Understand What’s at Risk New Mexico is a…