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Spain’s Renewable Energy Backlash: How National Policy Shifts Triggered International Arbitration Storms

Spain’s ambitious renewable energy expansion has become one of the most expensive policy missteps in its modern economic history. Although it was once an ideal for solar and wind growth in Europe, the country now sits at the center of a global legal controversy, facing a wave of investor-state arbitration claims that could reshape how governments regulate climate and energy policy in an increasingly investment-driven world.

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Are You a States’ Rights Advocate? You Should Deplore the Recent ICE Operations in U.S. Cities

Recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and campaigns across American cities have raised many questions about the federal government’s power to interfere with state matters. President Trump, in response to former President Biden’s purported weak immigration and border policies, has instructed ICE officials to engage in aggressive measures to crack down on illegal immigration.

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California v. the Federal Government on Climate Policy

California’s experimental climate disclosure laws serve as an attempt to introduce climate policy amid the deconstruction of comprehensive federal regulation. The resulting litigation, supported by the federal government, has left the future of the state’s climate disclosure regime uncertain. The outcome of this case may dictate whether there is a future for state-enacted environmental legislation.

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Defending Public Memory in the Courts

President Trump has embarked on an effort in his second term to reshape narratives told at cultural and historical sites across the nation. A legal battle unfolding in Philadelphia is gaining national attention regarding the National Park Service’s move to take down an exhibit providing historical context on slavery at George Washington’s historical residence. There are a few legal arguments being deployed in the face of unprecedented attempts to omit information on public sites overseen by the Department of the Interior, but their success remains to be seen.

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