September 11, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Appeals Court Throws Out DOE Order Keeping Michigan Coal Plant Open

A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel ruled unanimously Sept. 11 that the Department of Energy exceeded its authority under a rarely used Federal Power Act emergency provision when it ordered Michigan's 1960s-era J.H...

August 14, 2026 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law

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Full Sixth Circuit Refuses to Rehear the Justice Department's Demand for Michigan's Unredacted Voter File

A federal appeals court on Friday, Aug. 14 denied the Justice Department's petition for rehearing before the full Sixth Circuit in its effort to obtain Michigan's complete, unredacted qualified voter file, which lists...

January 13, 2026 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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Trump Curses at a Ford Worker and Gives Him the Finger on the Dearborn Assembly Line

While touring the Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on January 13, 2026, President Trump was filmed responding to an autoworker who appeared to shout "pedophile protector" at him. On video, Trump appears to...