![U.S. workers building the new 13-mile border wall construction project at the desert between Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S. and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on January 8, 2021.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/p-1-90594531-what-biden-needs-to-do-to-address-the-environmental-damage-of-trumpand8217s-border-wall-960x540.jpg)
Fast Company January 22, 2021
The border wall is destroying ecosystems. Biden can fix it
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The Washington Post January 22, 2021
Biden became president at noon despite taking oath early, constitutional experts say
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CNN Politics January 22, 2021
Biden’s solicitor general will play critical role in early efforts to undo Trump policies
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USA Today January 18, 2021
The self-pardon trap that may catch our rogue President Trump
Professor Jeffrey Abramson's latest op-ed for USA Today addresses the potential ramifications of a Presidential self-pardon.
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The New York Times January 15, 2021
Pentagon Moves to Block Exam of Tortured Guantánamo Prisoner
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CNN January 14, 2021
Senate GOP torn over convicting Trump: ‘There’s no love lost’
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The New York Times January 14, 2021
Why Trump Can Be Convicted Even as an Ex-President
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![A man holding a United States flag and megaphone, wearing a fur hat with horns and blue face paint is shirtless standing on the top floor of the Senate Chamber during the Capitol Insurrection.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Capitol-Riot.jpg)
USA Today January 12, 2021
Capitol mob members could face more serious charges, prison time, as investigation unfolds
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NBC January 12, 2021
Fact check: Mexico never paid for it. But what about Trump’s other border wall promises?
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ABC News January 12, 2021
Democrats cite rarely used part of 14th Amendment in new impeachment article
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Just Security January 12, 2021
Impeachment, Incitement and What (Nearly) Happened on January 6th
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The New York Times January 8, 2021
Have Trump’s Lies Wrecked Free Speech?
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