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Sam Skolnik

Washington, D.C.

Senior Reporter, Bloomberg Law at Bloomberg Industry Group

Reporter, Bloomberg @blaw. Author of High Stakes: The Rising Cost of America's Gambling Addiction. I no longer use this website, but you can find me on LinkedIn

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  • 3 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Mallory Culhane |Sam Skolnik

    The Department of Education can maintain mass terminations of Institute of Education Sciences employees and other actions it took that halted its research and data collection activities, a federal judge ruled. The nonprofits challenging mass layoffs and contract terminations at IES aren’t likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the department’s actions prevent IES, a unit within DOE, from carrying out its statutory obligations, said Judge Trevor N.

  • 3 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Mallory Culhane |Sam Skolnik

    June 4, 2025, 1:01 PM UTC The Department of Education building in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2022. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Nonprofits aren’t likely to succeed on merits of their claimsAPA wasn’t meant to insulate agencies from political actionsThe Department of Education can maintain mass terminations of Institute of Education Sciences employees and other actions it took that halted its research and data collection activities, a federal judge ruled.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Sam Skolnik

    Residents have standing to pursue Equal Protection claimFederal due process claim is duplicative, judge rulesJackson, Miss.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Sam Skolnik

    XYour Choices Regarding Cookies and IdentifiersWe and our 150 third party partners use cookies and similar technologies ("Cookies") and hashed identifiers (e.g., a hashed version of your name, email address or phone number) to help us identify you on our site and third-party sites and to process certain information, such as your IP address and digital identifiers, to analyze site usage and provide you with relevant advertisements and content.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Sam Skolnik

    The City of Denver must face charges that its police used excessive force against protesters of George Floyd’s killing, denied them free speech, and otherwise violated their constitutional rights, a federal judge said. Denver isn’t entitled to summary judgment on all but one of the claims, “given the material factual disputes emanating from the paper trial the parties submitted,” said Judge S. Kato Crews of the US District Court for the District of Colorado.

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Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik @samskolnik
15 Apr 24

As Donald Trump's first criminal trial begins today, his 2020 election lawyers have been facing efforts in several states to strip them of their law licenses. Here's where the cases stand - https://t.co/hxXt2rWjHU

Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik @samskolnik
15 Apr 24

RT @ChrisOpfer: A handy guide to the ethics cases against Trump's election lawyers. From @samskolnik for @BLaw. https://t.co/akW46s1Hz3

Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik @samskolnik
5 Apr 24

RT @ChrisOpfer: News: Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark broke ethics rules in seeking to overturn 2020 election, DC Bar panel says. Clark c…