Eve Levin  //  10/31/17  //  Topic Update


The Trump Administration’s response to crisis in Puerto Rico underscores the need to allow Puerto Ricans to determine statehood or independence, argue Robert Rasmussen and Mitu Gulati at the Hill.

The Jones Act is causing delays in getting Puerto Rico necessary supplies (WSJ).

The Solicitor General’s office filed a brief siding the NFL in its support of a federal law that bans sports gambling in all but four states (AP).

  • The brief is here.

Updates | The Week of February 19, 2018

2/25/18  //  Daily Update

Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new charge against Paul Manafort while Richard Gates pled guilty. Meanwhile, President Trump's proposal to arm teachers drew controversy in Washington.

Jacob Miller

Harvard Law School

Updates | The Week of February 5, 2018

2/11/18  //  Daily Update

The Nunes memo set off aftershocks; agencies scrambled to implement the Trump Administration's policies to mixed effect; and Congress passes a budget after a brief overnight shutdown.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/21/18  //  Daily Update

The week began with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ended with a government shutdown on the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration.

Jacob Miller

Harvard Law School