The Law School’s Cary Coglianese weighed in on the legality of the government approving drilling applications in spite of the shutdown. “It would appear that that is illegal, and technically it’s something that would be subject to criminal sanctions,” said Coglianese. “Of course that would require someone from the Justice Department initiating a criminal action, which it’s hard to imagine they would do that.”

January 11, 2019 ・ From U.S. News & World Report