The ‘Trump effect’ on law will begin to be felt in earnest during the high court’s term that begins Monday, with big cases on religious freedom, partisan gerrymandering, and unions. But the rapid pace of the president’s judicial nominations could have a broader, more lasting effect.
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In the absence of broad federal support, state managers in Louisiana have had to go it alone in the quest to save the state’s eroding coastline.
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While they are heartened to have a vocal advocate in the White House, eight officers interviewed by the Monitor say they see it as a minor benefit for a profession that is both intensely local and becoming increasingly complex.
Read moreFrom Texas to Florida to Illinois, many of these young prosecutors are eschewing the death penalty, talking rehabilitation as much as punishment, and often refusing to charge people for minor offenses. While their numbers are small, they are taking over DA offices at a crucial moment.
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New Zealand is home to one of the highest proportions of threatened species in the world. Desperate to save its beloved wildlife, the archipelago nation is seizing on a drastic and controversial strategy: kill all the predators.
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Residents and others familiar with the treacherous northern Manitoba terrain are nervous about a plan to ship oil by rail there, even with the prospect of oil riches flowing into this isolated and job-hungry town
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The breakneck development of natural gas in British Columbia has raised a few environmental and political objections, the majority coming from First Nations, who have been living on the business end of development in for years
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After enduring three earthquakes in six months, Christchurch is hoping to become the greenest city in the world. Results so far have been mixed.
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Mohawks from the Kahnawake reserve outside Montreal have helped build New York City for 100 years, but now their most famous tradition is declining
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Pollution problems from the past rise to the surface, thanks to climate change
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