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The president of the United States has "absolute immunity" when acting in his core constitutional duties, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision Monday. Hawaii entered into a settlement in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that requires the state to implement climate change initiatives by court order, setting forth a potential template for lawsuits in other states. The U.S. Supreme Court last week pared back the federal government's regulatory power in a decision that made it clear that judges had the authority to interpret federal statutes when there was a question. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in the United States military are ineffective, a new Arizona State University study suggests. And more...

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