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US health officials seek to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say they will urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, but stopped short of promising a formal ban and offered few specifics on how they intended to achieve the sweeping change.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary ... (full story)
Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House
(THE CONVERSATION) In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon tried to fire the Department of Justice prosecutor leading an investigation into the president's involvement in wiretapping the Democratic National Committee's headquarters.
Since then, the DOJ has generally been run as an impartial law enforcement agency, separated from t ... (full story)
Habeas corpus: A principle getting a workout under the Trump administration
(THE CONVERSATION) In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense. This has not been lawful in the United States from its very inception, or in many other countries where the rule of law and respect for individual c ... (full story)
'I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench' – a former federal judge looks at the 'relentless bad behavior' of the Trump administration in court
(THE CONVERSATION) Legal battles between the Trump administration and advocates for deportees flown to prison in El Salvador have turned into conflicts between the government and the judges overseeing those cases. One federal judge, James Boasberg, accused Trump administration lawyers of the "willful disregard" of his orde ... (full story)
Endowments aren't blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times
(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration is demanding that at least 60 U.S. colleges and universities change their policies or lose out on billions of dollars in federal funding.
In Harvard University's case, the government has accused the Ivy league school – so far without providing any specific evidence – of vio ... (full story)