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    Missouri redistricting fight heading to ballot
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    UPI | September 16, 2026
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    OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are working on creating a supervisory body
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    Agence France-Presse | September 15, 2026
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    Supreme Court pushes back against Trump and GOP ahead of the midterm elections
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    NBC News | September 15, 2026
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    AI leaders urge development slowdown as lawmakers debate regulation
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    Fox News | September 14, 2026
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    Flock cameras escalate the battle between privacy and safety in St. Louis
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    St. Louis Public Radio | September 14, 2026
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    Buttigieg Proposes Court-Packing To Fix Supreme Court He Calls ‘Nakedly Partisan’
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    Daily Wire | September 13, 2026
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    Tariff Suits Point Court to Universal Injunction Alternatives
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Stefanie Lindquist

Nickerson Dean; Professor of Law; Professor of Political Science (by Courtesy)

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