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President Donald J. Trump has appointed Emily Underwood, ’13, to serve as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Policy, focusing primarily on economic affairs.
The fate of a multi-billion-dollar settlement addressing the devastating opioid crisis rested on a single paragraph in the Bankruptcy Code. At stake was not only justice for thousands of victims but also the broader ability of the courts to use bankruptcy as a mechanism to resolve mass-tort claims swiftly and equitably.
David M. Rubenstein, ’73, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joseph R. Biden during a ceremony held at the White House on Saturday.
The Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed upon individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions in various fields.
Faculty in the News
As the Trump administration has pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell has more on how the decision impacts efforts to fight climate change.
Last week, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of a federal law that bans the distribution of TikTok in the United States unless and until it is sold to a new owner. The Court upheld the law after applying a remarkably deferential version of the intermediate scrutiny standard that courts apply in First Amendment cases to content-neutral regulations of speech.
From threats to pursue his “enemies” to an apparent commitment to cementing plutocracy in America, Donald Trump’s second term will again test the resilience of the US constitutional order. And this time, he has not only full control of Congress, but also a Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing his immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts while in office.
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Participating faculty: William A. Birdthistle, Anthony J. Casey
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Room V
Participating faculty: Thomas J. Miles, Tom Ginsburg, Bridget Fahey, Michele Krech