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But public communications attorney Andrew Jay Schwartzman told The Times last month that the bar for denying a renewal is high and any effort would be tied up in court on constitutional grounds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Beijing has long had the legal power to block deals on broadly defined security grounds, but in practice it preferred to slow-walk transactions to death rather than reject them outright.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The grounds include a 4-acre lake with a waterfall, mountain views, a barbecue area, pool, poolhouse, tennis court, and basketball court.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Slate’s Ian Prasad Philbrick wrote a fine piece about how this latest fad is dicey on both policy and political grounds.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Booth crossed the Capitol grounds, racing under the shadow of the great dome.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson