Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are the latest in a string of litigators who have left the influential New York law firm.
Category: Executive Orders and Memorandums
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Two Litigation Partners Depart Paul Weiss
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T.S.A. Lines Appear to Be Getting Shorter as Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks
The New York Times – Business:The hourslong waits at airports appear to be easing after the president signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers.
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Tracking Trump’s Efforts to Reshape Cultural Institutions
The New York Times – Business:Jennifer Schuessler, a culture reporter who writes about intellectual life, is now covering President Trump’s attempts to amend the presentation of American history.
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Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms
The New York Times – Business:The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president rather than face the threat of his executive orders.
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Trump Seeks New Powers to Pressure ‘Underperforming’ Weapons Makers
In an executive order, President Trump is aiming to punish defense contractors that don’t deliver weapons quickly enough.
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Trump Media Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Raises Ethics Questions
Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway.
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Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal
The president ordered a stop to permits for all wind farms on federal lands and waters. A judge called that “capricious.”
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Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.
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Trump Rule Could Ban Some Public Servants From Student Loan Forgiveness
A new rule could disqualify certain employers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that are deemed to be engaged in “illegal activities.”
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Why Companies Like Disney and Paramount Are Caving to Trump
When broadcasters like CBS and ABC surrendered to the president, it looked as if they lacked backbone. The explanation runs much deeper.
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India Reels From Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee
The H-1B visa lured a generation of Indian professionals to take part in the American dream. A $100,000 fee has forced a rethink of the route.