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Sam Baker

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Editor at Axios

i am a senior editor at Axios and a real big fan of walkable cities and neighborhoods. there is nothing to be gained from tweeting, so this is mostly basketball

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Articles

  • Supreme Court rejects higher bar for white, straight workers to prove discrimination

    2 days ago | axios.com | Sam Baker

    The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesWorkers who are white, heterosexual or a member of another "majority group" don't need to provide extra evidence to prove workplace discrimination, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The big picture: The case concerned a heterosexual woman who was passed over for a promotion, then demoted. She alleged that she was discriminated against in favor of LGBT employees.

  • Biden team "very optimistic" about treating his prostate cancer

    1 week ago | axios.com | Sam Baker

  • The great undoing: Trump's presidency reeled in by courts

    1 week ago | axios.com | Sam Baker

    Illustration: Maura Losch/AxiosNo modern president has done more in his first 130 days than President Trump — only to have much of it undone, at least temporarily, by the courts. The big picture: Trump is testing the limits of presidential power at every turn, and the courts are just about the only thing standing in his way. The inevitable showdowns between Trump and the judiciary are only going to get more intense.

  • The great undoing: Trump's presidency reeled in by courts

    1 week ago | flipboard.com | Sam Baker

    3 hours agoThe Unconstitutional ConservativesNot too long ago, Republicans believed in the rule of law, limiting the power of government, and protecting individual liberty. Then came Donald Trump. Not too long ago, many Republicans proudly referred to themselves as “constitutional conservatives.” They believed in the rule of law; in limiting …18 hours agoTrump just threw one of his most powerful allies under the busMaybe it’s unwise to pick a fight with the folks who control the Supreme Court?

  • Trump's attacks on law firms are losing big in court

    1 week ago | axios.com | Sam Baker

    Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/AxiosOnly a few law firms chose to fight President Trump's threats in court — but those decisions are paying off. Driving the news: A federal judge today blocked Trump's executive order targeting the firm WilmerHale over its relationship with former Special Counsel Robert Mueller. "This Order must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional," Judge Richard Leon wrote in his opinion.

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13 May 25

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