A federal judge has blocked the Title 42 immigration policy that allowed border agents to rapidly expel migrants without letting them seek asylum. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer says the court's reasoning supports the contention that Title 42 was a political, anti-migrant move rather than a public health policy. 

Law and Policy

Law School

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President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday before the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia, their first in-person encounter since Biden took office.

International

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Foreign Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Arthur Wheaton, a transportation industry and supply chain expert and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the Biden administration's newly proposed rule for contractor emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

Industrial and Labor Relations

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NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator technology demonstration, or LOFTID, launched and landed this morning. The experimental heat shield technology is needed for any future crewed missions on Mars.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

science

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General Atomics, the U.S.-based manufacturer of the most advanced armed and networked drone in the world – the MQ-9 Reaper – announced it intends to deliver the capability to Ukraine as part of a broader U.S. defense aid package.

International

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A lawsuit was filed against Twitter for allegedly violating California’s WARN Act by failing to give enough notice about ongoing mass layoffs. Cathy Creighton can speak to the law, implications for Twitter and possible impacts for the wider labor-management landscape.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Economics and Business

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Concerns about violence are growing as Election Day nears, especially in light of the recent attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband in their San Francisco home.

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Law, Government & Public Policy

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Inflation is on consumers’ minds and is expected to have an impact on holiday shopping this season. What’s in store for the economy? Erica Groshen shares four economic scenarios that could develop as we head into the holiday season.

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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As oil and gas drillers ask the EPA to exempt small wells from forthcoming rules requiring producers to find and fix methane leaks, Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology and a faculty fellow at Cornell’s Atkinson Center for Sustainability, comments on the impacts of methane emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Former Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is on the verge of returning to office and the country is likely to be led by one of its most conservative governments. Netanyahu’s comeback appears powered by politician Itamar Ben-Gvir and the far-right.

International Reach

International

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Law, Government & Public Policy

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