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  The Surprising Argument That Could Save America’s Consumer Watchdog Agency

  newrepublic.com - Matt Ford

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's defenders may have won over some of the Supreme Court's conservative justices. The Supreme Court’s oral …

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  Hakeem Jeffries Is the Big Winner in the McCarthy Trials

  newrepublic.com - Grace Segers

  In the Republican speaker’s darkest hour, it’s the young Democratic leader who has flexed his political muscles by unifying his famously fractious …

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  The Supreme Court Eyes Its Next Big Power Grab

  newrepublic.com - Matt Ford

  Two cases this term might cement a new order of judicial supremacy—and end the idea of a government by “We the People.” Who gets to govern the United …

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  The Purdue Case: Can the Rich Use Bankruptcy Law as Cover?

  newrepublic.com - Libby Lewis

  The Sacklers’ settlement includes a release that can shield them and others like them from legal consequences. The ramifications are huge. To an …

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  Lina Khan vs. Amazon: Excessive Bigness Has Got to Stop

  newrepublic.com - Timothy Noah

  The FTC chair’s bold move against her longtime bête noire sends the right message at a vulnerable moment for corporate mergers. One great achievement …

• Donald Trump’s fraud trial began Monday in New York, and the former president is handling it about as well as can be expected—which is to say, terribly.

  

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  Cornered Trump Launches Panicked, Racist Attack as $100 Million Fraud Trial Begins

  newrepublic.com - Tori Otten

  Donald Trump is absolutely losing it. Donald Trump’s fraud trial began Monday in New York, and the former president is handling it about as well as …