Supreme Court (US)

Tariff Rulings Inject New Uncertainty Into Trump Trade Strategy

A court ruling invalidating President Trump’s sweeping tariffs was halted hours later, throwing into question the administration’s overall approach to trade.

By Tony Romm and Ana Swanson

Anschutz, Philip F Conservation of Resources Decisions and Verdicts Environment Gorsuch, Neil M Law and Legislation Railroads Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Supreme Court (US) Surface Transportation Board

Supreme Court Curbs Scope of Environmental Reviews

The question for the justices was whether an agency had complied with a federal law by issuing a 3,600-page report on the impact of a proposed railway in Utah.

By Adam Liptak

Appointments and Executive Changes Democratic Party Legal Profession Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Presidential Power (US) Supreme Court (US) United States Politics and Government

Karen Dunn and Other Top Lawyers Depart Paul Weiss to Start Firm

They are leaving a few months after Paul Weiss cut a deal with the White House to avoid an executive order that would have restricted its business.

By Michael S. Schmidt Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Gold

Blogs and Blogging (Internet) Dispatch, The (Web Site) Goldstein, Thomas C Hayes, Stephen F Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures SCOTUSblog Start-ups Supreme Court (US)

The Dispatch Buys SCOTUSblog, a Supreme Court Mainstay

The Dispatch, a right-of-center political news and commentary start-up, plans to keep the legal news website available at no cost. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

By Benjamin Mullin