Legal News for Mon 8/25 - Intel Deal With Trump, Re-arrest of Kilmar Abrego, Sanctuary Cities Win in Court and a Patent Fight over Apple Watch
This Day in Legal History: Organic Act Establishes the National Park Service
On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, formally establishing the National Park Service (NPS) as a federal bureau within the Department of the Interior. This act marked a foundational moment in U.S. environmental and administrative law, as it created a centralized agency responsible for protecting and managing the country’s growing number of national parks and monuments. Prior to this, national parks were overseen in a disjointed manner by various federal departments, often with limited…
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