Robert M. Nelson (CCNY ’66) is a Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. He recently retired from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena where he was a Senior Research Scientist.
Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.
In an 8-1 decision, the Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, prioritizing a therapist’s First Amendment claim over state efforts to restrict a practice rejected by major medical organizations.
A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.