Mark Paoletta

Rule Changes

Voted with the 8-4 majority to approve

Just before midnight on Nov. 5, Judge Tanya Chutkan barred the government from doing any construction work at Memorial Circle for 14 days. Less than two hours earlier, a federal planning commission had voted 8-4 to let the project begin. On Nov. 2, she had ordered the government to report any decision by the planning commission, Park Service or Interior within an hour.

Updated 5 days ago

Rule Changes

Leading the debanking investigation

Nine of America's largest banks face a federal investigation into whether they illegally denied customers service because of political beliefs or lawful business activities. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened the probe on October 14, the same day the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published a report documenting those practices at all nine institutions.

Updated Oct 19