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Federal court denies USDA motion to dismiss lawsuit over cattle ID mandate

October 2, 2025
A legal challenge to a USDA mandate requiring electronic identification tags for certain beef cattle, bison and dairy cows moving across state lines will continue after a federal judge on Tuesday denied a USDA motion to dismiss the case brought on behalf of cattle producers. The rule that took effect on Nov. 5, 2024, requires visibly…
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Judge Newman Asks Full D.C. Circuit to Make Good on ‘Virtual Invitation’ for En Banc Review

September 22, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Judge Pauline Newman has filed a petition for rehearing en banc with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which in August affirmed a district court’s dismissal of her case against CAFC Chief Judge Kimberly Moore for suspending her from judicial duties. Despite the loss, the D.C. Circuit’s opinion…
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NCLA Seeks Rehearing in D.C. Circuit Over EPA’s HFC Market Allocation Rule

September 17, 2025
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed a petition for en banc rehearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of the hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) market under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020. The request follows a panel decision that denied relief…
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Group appeals ruling on EPA cap-and-trade rule for HFCs

September 16, 2025
A Georgia refrigerants company is asking for another shot to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of a 2020 law mandating an 85% reduction in hydrofluorocarbon consumption by 2036, requesting an en banc rehearing from the D.C. Circuit after a panel unanimously rejected its challenge last month…
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State Department Puts Final Nail In The Coffin Of Biden-Era Censorship Framework

September 16, 2025
WASHINGTON—The United States will formally shutter an office formerly used to censor the American people, The Daily Wire can first report, as well as any instruments and processes associated with the office that were implemented under President Joe Biden. The State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy will officially dismantle the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and…
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Mackinac Center asks 6th Circuit to reverse loan forgiveness ruling

September 10, 2025
A federal appeals court could consider student loan forgiveness and the constitutional separation of powers if two nonprofit organizations get their way. A brief filed Aug. 27 by the New Civil Liberties Alliance asks the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overrule a district court that dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Mackinac Center for…
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