Eli Sanders

Sep 23, 2024 | propublica.org | Eli Sanders |Michael Haddid |Marilyn W. Thompson |Alex Mierjeski

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The high court rejected a doctrine granting deference to regulatory agencies in interpreting laws when Congress hasn’t clearly defined the scope of the agencies’ power. After less than three months, parties or judges have invoked the new ruling in 110 cases, with more likely to come.

Sep 17, 2024 | propublica.org | Marilyn Thompson |Alex Mierjeski |Eli Sanders |Michael Haddid

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school.

Aug 30, 2024 | propublica.org | Charles Ornstein |Eli Sanders |Michael Haddid |Marilyn Thompson

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Every fall, I spend an evening in my investigative reporting class extolling the virtues of searching court records. Lawsuits can shine a light on allegations of misconduct, discrimination or liability against businesses, powerful individuals and government agencies.

Feb 24, 2024 | flcourier.com | Eli Sanders

Black History Month began with historian Carter G. Woodson, who early in the last century came up with the idea for a “Negro History Week,” which he envisioned as a celebration of Black history and achievement, as well as a time for education. In 1926, with the support of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, the first “Negro History Week” was held during the second week in February.