Obama-Era Court Fights Become Mission Impossible After Trump Win
- Lawsuits range from environmental to health care to finance
- Administration change likely to alter U.S. stance on key cases
President Barack Obama speaks on Nov. 16, 2016, in Athens.
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Three days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th U.S. president, attorneys for Barack Obama’s outgoing administration will ask an appeals court to revive rules governing oil-and-gas fracking on federal land.
Even if Obama wins, the victory would likely be short-lived.