Agency Delegation to External Parties: An Unexplored Challenge

Benjamin Lehman

The Supreme Court recently declined to grant cert in Texas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a case from the 5th^th Circuit. However, the three justices said the decision was driven by threshold issues of mootness and statute of limitations, but they would grant a review on the delegation issues in a future case.[1] The case revived two major questions about the constitutional limits on delegation and presented a third issue for the first time. First, the petition challenged the extent to which legislative power can be constitutionally delegated away

States Challenge the Constitutionality of the American Rescue Plan

Edward Plaut

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a major legislative accomplishment of the Biden Administration. The $1.9 trillion bill provides an array of policies responding to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic downturn, including carve outs for stimulus checks, funding vaccination distribution, and child tax credits.^[1] Included is the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSFRF), a nearly $190 billion fund meant to assist State governments to “mitigate the fiscal effects” of the pandemic.^[2] The CSFRF gives recipients broad discretion in how to use the money, allowing states

Howling at the Government: The Fight to Get Wolves Back on the Endangered Species List

Taylor Hopkins

Introduction

In Ojibwe, an Indigenous language spoken by the Anishinaabe people, the word for “wolf” is Ma’iingan.[1] When describing the significance of the wolf in Anishinaabe culture, Marvin Defoe, a member of the Red Cliff Tribe, said: “the Ma’iingan are our brothers. The legends and stories tell us as brothers we walk hand in hand together. What happens to the Ma’iingan happens to humanity.”[2]

In the wake of the removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the gray wolf

• Donald Trump was deposed in October 2022 in a defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll.

• During the deposition, Trump was combative and meandered in his answers to the opposing counsel.

• Trump boasted about his social media platform, threatened the counsel, and insulted Joe Biden.

Former President Donald Trump took moments to boast about his own accomplishments, complained about the country’s “broken” justice system, and insulted President Joe Biden during a deposition last year.

On October 19, Trump was deposited for

It’s Time for a Carbon Tax

Andrew Zhang

Most Americans are worried about global warming.[1] Unfortunately, our actions do not reflect that worry. In 2019, 6,558 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (the total global warming potential of all greenhouse gases adjusted to the potential of carbon dioxide) were emitted into the atmosphere from the United States, representing a two percent increase from 1990.[2] As a result, emissions have begun to exceed the capacity of natural processes that absorb carbon dioxide.[3] Largely due to human activity, the climate has warmed by 1.53 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880.[4]

A carbon tax is

Alec Baldwin will continue to film Rust as he faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Melina Spadone, an attorney for the production of the western, confirmed the news on Friday to CNN, adding that “on-set safety supervisors and union crew members … will bar any use of working weapons or any ammunition.”

Mr Baldwin is one of three cast and crew members facing charges over the accidental shooting, New Mexico prosecutors announced on Thursday. Armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed has also been charged with involuntary manslaughter, while first assistant director David Halls has agreed to