MEDIA HITS
The New York Times covers three Stars and Stripes journalists — publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, and reporter Lara Korte — suing the Pentagon for firing them in retaliation for reporting on hardships aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and speaking out against editorial interference, with Lawyers for Good Government among the organizations fighting the unconstitutional terminations in court.
AP News covers three Stars and Stripes staff members suing the Pentagon over their retaliatory firings, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment rights after they spoke out against government interference in the publication's editorial independence — a lawsuit filed with support from Lawyers for Good Government.
Garden State Equality reports on LGBTQ+ and bodily autonomy rights groups celebrating the signing of a bill to protect providers of transgender and reproductive healthcare by Gov. Sherrill — featuring Lawyers for Good Government's Director of Gender Justice and Health Equity, Khadijah Silver.
Bloomberg covers the Trump administration's many steps to reshape and shrink the scope of federal environmental protection, met with a flood of legal challenges from companies, environmental groups, and state officials, a shift that Lawyers for Good Government's Jillian Blanchard says feels like a turning tide.
Yahoo News reports on criticism of Todd Blanche's agreement to end the administration's anti-weaponization fund, including analysis from Lawyers for Good Government founder Traci Feit Love.
U.S. News & World Report examines how the Trump administration's anti-DEI policies are stalling public-health initiatives, featuring analysis from Lawyers for Good Government attorney Jillian Blanchard.
Nonprofit Quarterly examines community care and resistance to government control over bodily autonomy, featuring Lawyers for Good Government attorneys Zane McNeill and Khadijah Silver.
Bloomberg Law reports on attorneys volunteering to represent environmental organizations whose EPA grants were terminated, including Lawyers for Good Government's efforts to connect grantees with legal support.
Yahoo News reports on the New York City Bar Association's opposition to Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general and its concerns about his fitness to lead the Justice Department.
Circle of Blue reports on Puerto Rico entering a third month without reliable running water as infrastructure falters, citing Lawyers for Good Government's work on the island's infrastructure and environmental challenges.
Inside Higher Ed reports that universities are warning of legal threats from a proposed rule that would expand political control over federal grants, with analysis from Lawyers for Good Government attorney Jillian Blanchard.
The Arizona Republic reports on DOGE's formal shutdown more than a year after Elon Musk's departure, with analysis from Lawyers for Good Government attorney Jillian Blanchard.
Bloomberg reports that several Trump administration environmental rollbacks have been blocked in court, while some smaller rule changes have survived legal challenges.
A POLITICO analysis finds that while the administration wiped out hundreds of billions in clean-energy tax breaks, spending has been harder to unwind.
Bloomberg Law covers the Supreme Court's elimination of political party spending caps and related election-law implications.
Newsweek features the family of Wong Kim Ark responding to the Supreme Court's birthright-citizenship ruling.
Erin in the Morning covers New Jersey's passage of a trans care shield law and the protections it creates for providers and patients.
The Guardian reports on criticism of a Supreme Court decision expanding presidential power to fire agency chiefs.
Common Dreams covers growing alarm over Russell Vought's plan to shift control of federal grant money.
Reuters reports that a federal judge indefinitely blocked the Trump administration's anti-weaponization fund.
The Daily Beast covers backlash against Todd Blanche over the handling of Epstein-related records and government accountability.
The New York Times reports on the possible phaseout of IRA rebates for home appliance upgrades and clean-energy affordability.
Alyssa Morrison joined Al Jazeera English to discuss how the U.S. abortion debate is shaping national politics ahead of the midterms.
Legal professionals gathered at the U.S. Supreme Court for the National Law Day of Action to defend judicial independence and the rule of law.
Bloomberg Law covers former DOJ attorneys questioning the Civil Division's retention incentive amid broader concerns over federal legal accountability.
Tax-exempt organizations in Michigan that installed solar panels, EV chargers, or other clean energy equipment in 2025 can claim federal rebates worth 30%-70% of project costs. The filing deadline is May 15, 2026.
The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.
A group of governments in the Denver metropolitan area has managed to hold on to a nearly $200 million federal grant to unleash heat pumps in the region — and now it’s putting that money to work.
A group of governments in the Denver metropolitan area has managed to hold on to a nearly $200 million federal grant to unleash heat pumps in the region — and now it’s putting that money to work.
Mailman, visibly pregnant with her second child, leaned on her own experience to advocate for the bills. "'Identification' replaced the biological reality that we have been living our entire lives," she said on a West Virginia stage. Her campaign "was terrifying to watch," says Khadijah Silver, director of gender justice and health equity at Lawyers for Good Government. "She did an incredible job of flooding legal and political environments to normalize a regressive, anti-scientific, and extremely unfeminist analysis of gender."
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