federal
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Immigrants detained at two federal facilities in California have launched a boycott in protest of increasing and, in their view, burdensome prices at the facilities’ commissaries for items including tampons, coffee and soup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
As law professor Christian Burset notes, “The prohibition against advisory opinions is fundamental to our understanding of federal judicial power.”
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026
"After four years of litigation across every level of the federal court system, it is time for this case to end," Carroll's lawyers wrote in the legal brief.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
The plan was struck down by a federal court, and borrowers who were using it have 90 days after Wednesday to transition into one of the two new repayment plans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Representative Abraham Baldwin of Georgia chimed in to support Smith's version of the federal compact.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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