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Administrative agencies are deregulated or captured by private interests 1Citizenship is stratified by wealth, ideology, and heritage 1Civil service roles are politicized or privatized 1Federal power is weaponized against disfavored states or localities 1Law is a weapon of the state, not a limit on its power 1Universities are pressured to suppress dissent or lose funding 1
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Jun 20, 2025 The Supreme Court allowed a challenge to California's vehicle emission waiver to proceed Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The decision reopened litigation over a long-standing state regulatory power, affecting the balance between federal and state environmental authority.
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- Supreme Court Allows Challenge to California's Emission Limits — The U.S.
- Supreme Court releases opinion in Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA (24-7) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v.
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Jun 16, 2025 Federal courts issued multiple injunctions and stays in challenges to Trump administration actions Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The rulings showed courts continuing to slow, narrow, or pause executive actions across education, grants, records, and immigration cases.
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Supporting reports
- Appeal filed — American Association of University Professors v. United States Department of Justice (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-02429 — Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the case.
- Appeal filed — Boyle v. Trump (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01628 — Defendants appealed Judge Maddox's summary judgment order to the Fourth Circuit.
- Case update — American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Goldstein (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-03072 — Plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint .
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Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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