People do matter. Trump went to war against Minneapolis. The city's people forced him to retreat. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

In its first year, the Trump Administration did enormous damage to public health protections. The damage has accelerated in the last month. legal-planet.org/2026/02/12/t...

Just when Trump is making a big push for "beautiful clean coal," solar energy is surging. Why put our money on a dirty 19th Century technology like coal? lnkd.in/gGS6Q9Kh

Whoever thought that the grand jury, long thought a rubber stamp for prosecutors, would turn out to fulfill its original function of protection against an overbearing government? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

A federal district court just struck down a Texas law blacklisting companies that oppose fossil fuels. @dfarber1950.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2026/02/09/s...

Texas and other Red states have passed laws that blacklist companies with sustainability programs from state contracts. A federal court has now quite correctly struck down the Texas law.https://legal-planet.org/2026/02/09/state-anti-esg-blacklists-take-a-constitutional-hit/

Whatever Trump is "faithfully executing," it's not the laws of the United States -- unless you by "executing" you mean destroying. legal-planet.org/2026/02/07/t...

Join Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Edley Center Faculty Co-Director Daniel Farber @dfarber1950.bsky.social for a discussion on Campus Speech and Academic Freedom on Monday 2/9, 2026, from 1-2 pm. RSVP: https://bit.ly/3Ma0u7Y

We're being governed by lunatics. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Trump has worked hard to destroy the renewable energy industry. It hasn't worked. Trump can slow the energy transition but he can't stop it. legal-planet.org/2026/02/05/t...

Trump's Energy Department has been secretly loosening safety regulations for reactors, and it plans to block environmental reviews of new reactors on federal lands. This is not the way to create public trust in nuclear. legal-planet.org/2026/02/02/n...

Heritage Foundation agrees with you Dan -- FACE Act is unconstitutional. Here's their argument. www.heritage.org/sites/defaul...

Trump's Energy Department has been secretly loosening safety regulations for reactors, and it plans to block environmental reviews of new reactors on federal lands. This is not the way to create public trust in nuclear. legal-planet.org/2026/02/02/n...

Trump is doing everything conceivable to shore up the coal industry at the expense of consumers (who pay more for power) and public health (due to serious air pollution). Yet share prices are lower than they were at the worst of the financial crisis. legal-planet.org/2026/02/02/k...

The regulatory czar was once a powerful figure using cost-benefit analysis to control agency regulations. But Trump disdaims cost-benefit analysis, there's no nominee for the position, and the stand-in faces possible disbarment. legal-planet.org/2026/01/29/t...

I had a great conversation about why and when chief executives break the law. I'm sure you won't have any problem think of a pertinent example. faculti.net/why-presiden...

“The ‘No Kings’ nationwide demonstration that has come to symbolize the resistance to the Trump administration is returning March 28, this time with a flagship event in the Twin Cities.”

On the illegality of Trump's harebrained scheme to exempt new houses in the LA burn area from building permits. legal-planet.org/2026/01/28/a...

Trump's effort to seize control of the rebuilding effort is another power grab that won't stand up in court. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Some good news to start your day. EVs were over half of car sales in the EU last month. www.reuters.com/business/aut...

I would hope that law firms and universities that have caved to Trump's lawless threats would take this occasion to reflect on just what kind of regime they are now in bed with. It's not too late for them to stand up for democracy and the rule of law.

States have been the most reliable sources of clean energy and climate policy. They've marched ahead despite the changeable political climate, and not even Trump can't stop them. legal-planet.org/2026/01/26/m...

It seems like this should be a big story of its own, but instead it's beared in an obscure Times story about rice farming in Miss.: "Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them." What does that say about the Ag. sector?

The high today in Minmeapolis was 7 below zero, but Minnesotans are tough. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

The charges are based on the FACE Act. 18 USC 284(a)(2) arguably apply, though that's debatable. But this provision also seems to be patently unconstitutional under US v. Morrison for federalism reasons. Thoughts? thehill.com/homenews/sta...

The unitary executive theory, beloved of Supreme Court conservatives, has damaged demoracy in ways that not even its critics expected. legal-planet.org/2026/01/22/w...

So, what happens when you put your healthcare in the hands of social influencers instead of qualified experts? We're about to find out, because the people are even further removed from reality than you think. legal-planet.org/2026/01/15/m...

The video from our convening on Science and Democracy is now up. www.kaltura.com/index.php/ex...?

Conservatives have soured on cost-benefit analysis since it turns out thatthe benefits of many environmental regulations far outweigh their costs. The Trump EPA's response: stop counting the number of lives saved by regulations. legal-planet.org/2026/01/12/i...

The Supreme Court is hearing a case involving an obscure procedural issue, but the upshot is that Big Oil is trying to get out of accountability for their damage to Louisiana coastal areas. Here's what you need to know. legal-planet.org/2026/01/12/a...

This is appalling. Abigail Spanberger should fire this apparent academic fraud and the Board members who hired him. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...

I was always cool toward talk about neo-colonialism and US imperialism. My bad.

Those who contribute to disaster harms may find themselves liable under tort law, various federal statutes, and even the Constitution. Climate change will ramp up disaster impacts and elevate the legal issues. legal-forum.uchicago.edu/sites/defaul...

Current DOJ use of force policy states that even if the ICE officer did what Trump, Vance and others are claiming he did, that's still not allowed. From the policy here: www.justice.gov/archives/ag/...

Some thoughts about the US withdrawing from the 1992 Climate Treaty entered into by George HW Bush, and the larger pattern it fits into. The U.S. can no longer be considered a responsible member of the international community. legal-planet.org/2026/01/08/t...

The Energy Institute at Haas is looking for a new Associate Director to fill unfillable shoes when Karen Notsund retires in June. The AD manages financial and research admin, participates in policy outreach, and helps build the EI community. Info at haas.berkeley.edu/energy-insti...

NEW: An ICE officer killed a person in broad daylight in Minneapolis today — with posted video appearing to contradict the DHS statement claiming self-defense, as the driver appeared to be attempting to drive away when shot. MPR: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... Video: bsky.app/profile/dani...

Trump went on an anti-environmental rampage last year, but he may start to encounter significant headwinds in 2026. legal-planet.org/2026/01/05/2...

Everyone benefits from the hard work of others to clean up our air and water, restrict toxic chemicals, save wilderness, and protect the climate. It's a gift that we should all try to pass on to others. legal-planet.org/2025/12/23/e...

In support of its extraordinary rollback campaign, the Trump Administration relies again and again on the same six arguments. Each one relies on understating regulatory benefits and overstating costs. legal-planet.org/2025/12/22/g...

I stumbled on Trump's presidential message about the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which ends with the "Hail Mary" prayer. More Christian nationalism. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

Who's afraid of NEPA? Guest contributors Dinah Bear and Niel Lawrence argue that the National Environmental Policy Act process provides unique and wide-reaching benefits. legal-planet.org/2025/12/17/w...

In this post, two NEPA experts point out what the law's opponent have been missing: The law can actually lead to improved decisions. legal-planet.org/2025/12/17/w...

Trump's assaults on state AI and climate policies involve different domains, but with a shared goal of consolidating power in his hands. legal-planet.org/2025/12/16/f...

The OMB’s push for “rollback exceptionalism” isn’t about freedom; it’s about fast-tracking the removal of protections that people rely on. Read more in the new @theregreview.bsky.social commentary by Member Scholar @dfarber1950.bsky.social www.theregreview.org/2025/12/08/f...

A district court overturns the moratorium on offshore wind, deciding two key legal issues along the way. @dfarber1950.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2025/12/15/t...

A recent decision overturned Trump's ban on offshore wind. It rejected Trump's claim that the normal rules of judicial rule don't apply when an agency acts pursuant to a presidential directive. That's going to be a key legal issue in the next few years. legal-planet.org/2025/12/15/t...

I kind of like the idea of making it into a homeless shelter instead.

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