


On Monday, an Irish national called into Ireland’s RTE Radio from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in El Paso, Texas, and asked the Irish prime minister to intervene in his case. Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention for five months despite having work authorization, a pending green card application, and no criminal […]

President Donald Trump’s tariffs may now be challenged in the House following the death of House Resolution 1042 on Tuesday night. The resolution included a procedural measure that would have prevented the House from voting until August to terminate the national emergencies that Trump has used to impose “reciprocal tariffs.” Now, the House will likely […]

Executive Summary: The “Recalibration” Opportunity The United States housing market in January 2026 has entered a defining phase of “recalibration,” presenting a rare and potentially fleeting window of opportunity for first-time homebuyers. After years of suffocating interest rates and paralyzed inventory, the market is thawing. Mortgage rates have retreated from their cyclical peaks to stabilize […]

From DelVechhia v. Frontier Airlines, Inc., decided Tuesday by the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judges Michael Daily Hawkins and Johnnie Rawlinson: [1.] Peter DelVecchia, a White man, and his adopted son A.D., who is Black, sued Frontier Airlines, Rex Shupe (a Frontier pilot), and Scott Warren (a Frontier flight attendant) for racial discrimination […]

Healthy jobs report: The federal government’s jobs report released this morning shows unexpectedly healthy employment growth in January. According to the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the economy added 130,000 jobs over the past month. That was enough to keep the unemployment rate steady at 4.3 percent. The reported employment growth is far […]

Canada’s online gambling sector is on track to outpace national consumer tech growth in 2025. Shifting digital habits, regulation and payment innovation are driving accelerated expansion. In Canada, “revenue in the Gambling market is projected to reach US$19.31bn in 2025. Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2025-2030) of 3.35%, resulting in a projected […]

From Heckman v. Village of Shannon, decided Monday by Judge Iain Johnston (N.D. Ill.): Unless noted, the following allegations come from Heckman’s complaint, accepted as true for the purposes of this motion. A village [of Shannon] ordinance prohibits sexual harassment. Significantly, the ordinance is not limited to prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace. According to […]

The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy has just published a symposium issue on the birthright citizenship debate. The focus of those contributions is on the original meaning of birthright citizenship in the United States and in the Fourteenth Amendment. Contributors include Ilan Wurman, Gerard Magliocca, and me. I am grateful to the heroic […]

Executive Summary: The New Rules of Engagement The landscape of student debt has fundamentally shifted. As we navigate the fiscal environment of 2026, the passing of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) and the sunsetting of the SAVE plan have created a chaotic but opportunity-rich ecosystem for borrowers. The strategies that worked in 2023 […]

Goldman Sachs has disclosed a $2.3 billion exposure to digital assets, underscoring how deeply crypto has penetrated mainstream finance. The revelation places one of Wall Street’s most influential institutions firmly within the digital asset ecosystem, even as market volatility persists. The allocation reportedly includes positions tied to spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products and other crypto-linked instruments. […]