//  10/21/17  //  Topic Update


FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said media licenses won’t be revoked because President Trump doesn’t like the coverage those media outlets generate (The Hill).

President Trump has partially dismantled four of President Obama’s accomplishments through executive action and left further action up to Congress (NYTWaPo).

The Department of Homeland Security announced that it would require federal agencies to increase security for outgoing email and website traffic (The Hill).

The Department of Homeland Security uncovered a flaw that makes Wi-Fi vulnerable to hacking (Reuters).

  • One in four emails from a federal .gov email account is fraudulent (The Hill).

Judges Jed S. Rakoff and Richard A. Posner discuss whether the Chevron doctrine makes sense (Slate).


Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

The Government Accountability Office will investigate alleged fraud during the comment period on the FCC's proposed net neutrality rules. President Trump's decision to allow agencies with leftover funding to remain open during the government shutdown may have been illegal.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

A federal judge denies Leandra English's motion for a preliminary injunction in the dispute over who is acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Update | The Week of November 27, 2017

12/4/17  //  Daily Update

A federal judge denied Leandra English's request for a temporary restraining order in the fight over who is the acting director of the CFPB.

Jeffrey Stein

Columbia Law School