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MARKETSEquities edge higher as rate-cut expectations shift amid mixed economic signals•MARKETSBond yields hold steady; investors monitor Fed commentary for policy clues•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity rises as firms seek scale in competitive market•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, returning abortion regulation to states•TOP CASE303 Creative: SCOTUS rules First Amendment can shield expressive business services•TOP CASELoper Bright ends Chevron deference, reshaping agency rulemaking authority•USAFederal courts continue to grapple with AI-generated content in filings•USAAccess-to-justice gap persists as legal aid funding remains under pressure•USACircuit splits on arbitration clauses keep consumer class-action law unsettled•WORLDEU AI Act enforcement timelines draw attention from multinational legal teams•WORLDInternational arbitration filings at record levels as cross-border disputes rise•WORLDUK Supreme Court rulings on data privacy diverge from EU GDPR interpretations•MARKETSEquities edge higher as rate-cut expectations shift amid mixed economic signals•MARKETSBond yields hold steady; investors monitor Fed commentary for policy clues•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity rises as firms seek scale in competitive market•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, returning abortion regulation to states•TOP CASE303 Creative: SCOTUS rules First Amendment can shield expressive business services•TOP CASELoper Bright ends Chevron deference, reshaping agency rulemaking authority•USAFederal courts continue to grapple with AI-generated content in filings•USAAccess-to-justice gap persists as legal aid funding remains under pressure•USACircuit splits on arbitration clauses keep consumer class-action law unsettled•WORLDEU AI Act enforcement timelines draw attention from multinational legal teams•WORLDInternational arbitration filings at record levels as cross-border disputes rise•WORLDUK Supreme Court rulings on data privacy diverge from EU GDPR interpretations•
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Docents teach visitors the three levers every citizen holds in every state: the governor's office, the attorney general, and the open-records act. Above the entry: KNOW WHO GOVERNS YOU. THEN WRITE THEM.

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