The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the CFPB’s credit card rule in a judicial district that contains no credit card companies.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks for Polluters
A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ken Paxton, America First Legal, and Premonitions of Project 2025
Texas today is what America will look like if Trump wins. It’s not pretty.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Judge Shopping Ended—by Judges Themselves
Feral (and federal) district court judges attempted to seize control of national policy one too many times.
Posted inPolitics
Civil War II
As Southern states again assert their dubious right to countermand federal law and the national Constitution, Biden needs to be as resolute as Lincoln.
Posted inPolitics
The REAL Threat at Our Border
Trump, Republican governors, and MAGA media have summoned their armed fanatics to the Rio Grande.
Posted inPolitics
Pre-Preemption
Conservative states have now taken to blocking liberal cities from even thinking about legislating on behalf of their residents.
Posted inTAP
Border Wars
If Democrats hang tough, Republican attempts to sabotage the bipartisan immigration bill may yet backfire on the far right.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Moral Bankruptcy
The constitutional grant of a second chance for the destitute has become an enabler of reverse wealth redistribution. One wild case in Houston tells the story.
Posted inPolitics
Cruzin’ for a Bruisin’: Can Anyone Defeat Ted?
After 12 years in office, the junior senator podcasts more than he legislates. But history suggests Texans will give him six more years to talk.