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Federal Government Rescinds the Meaning of “Harm” under the Endangered Species Act
For decades, federal agencies interpreted a single word in the 1973 Endangered Species Act, “harm” far beyond its ordinary meaning. On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service corrected that course by...
“States, Not the FDA, Are Winning the Drug War”
The title of this post is the title of this short paper authored by Vincent Joralemon now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: President Trump’s January 2026 executive order directing federal agencies to finalize the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I...
Bad News Out Of Biglaw — See Generally
Opening The Gates (To Push People Out): K&L Gates cut roughly 10 percent of its business-services staff — accounting, marketing, and IT, several of them with more than a decade at the firm. U.S. Attorney’s Fifty-Four Minutes Of Fame: Roger Rogoff was...
Thunder Over Michigan roars with RAF’s Red Arrows, F-16, MiGs and more
The annual Thunder over Michigan airshow returned in roaring form Saturday, bringing the Royal Air Force Red Arrows demonstration team to Michigan for the first time ever.
US service member killed in Iraq during a ‘controlled detonation’ of an Iranian munition
A third American service member died on Saturday during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone’s ordnance, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday. U.S. troops were carrying out a controlled detonation of the unexploded ordnance on a downed Iranian attack drone in...
How VA TeleTBI is connecting Veterans to brain injury care
Closing the distance: Virtual visits connect Veterans to timely brain injury care For many Veterans, getting care for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be hard, especially if they live far from a specialist. That’s where VA Telehealth Services and TeleTBI are making...
Husband thought wife was cheating, so he beat her to death with a hammer then calmly called 911 and told them 'I did it'
Background: The Indianapolis, Ind. neighborhood where Mary Ogle was found dead (Google Maps). Inset: Terry Ogle (Marion County Jail). An Indiana man is headed to prison for beating his wife to death with a hammer, calmly telling 911 dispatchers and police "there's...
Teen shoots food vendor dead in broad daylight after flagging him down and pretending to be a customer
Left: Demarcus Jaime Vega (Fresno County Jail). Right: Lorenzo Perez (Fresno police). A California man will spend more than two decades behind bars for shooting a popular food vendor dead while pretending to be a potential customer. Demarcus Jaime Vega, 23, pleaded...
Young mom sent chilling text message to family member the same day fiance 'executed' her in front of their child, claimed he was 'cleaning his gun'
Inset: Michael Devon Webb (Oakland County Sheriff's Office). Background: Rachel Wooten (GoFundMe). A 23-year-old Michigan man has been convicted of murder for executing his fiancee in front of their child, with prosecutors saying he blasted the young mom in her neck...