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Bill 2091 and the problem of agency-deferral leftovers
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Mar 26, 2026
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The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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Canada’s stake in the classified-documents fight just got larger
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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The legal system is now a second front. A birthright petition is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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An emergency war-powers case: the view from Langley
The legal system is now a second front. An emergency war-powers case is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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Washington stays late on the classified-documents fight
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
Claire Fontaine · Mar 11, 2026
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Canada’s stake in a Missouri map fight just got larger
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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A tariff-authority challenge: the view from the West Wing
The legal system is now a second front. A tariff-authority challenge is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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What 50 per cent in Spokane says about a Missouri map fight
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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In Omaha, agency-deferral leftovers fast-tracks the map
The legal system is now a second front. Agency-deferral leftovers is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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The northern border staffing measure hiding inside a Missouri map fight
The legal system is now a second front. A Missouri map fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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Ontario’s auto belt confronts sanctions litigation
The legal system is now a second front. Sanctions litigation is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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What 38 per cent in Manchester says about the classified-documents fight
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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The overnight week Washington blocks the classified-documents fight
The legal system is now a second front. The classified-documents fight is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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In Raleigh, the mail-in voting order shadow-dockets the map
The legal system is now a second front. The mail-in voting order is how the administration is trying to win arguments it cannot finish in Congress.
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