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July 26, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Mike Johnson’s Blatant Attempt to Block Kamala Is Doomed to Fail
The House speaker has said there will be “legal challenges” to putting Harris on the ticket. Turns out, that’s not true.
April 24, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Meet The Shady Firm Helping Trump Pay All His Legal Bills
Amid all his legal battles, is Donald Trump breaking even more laws?
February 23, 2023
Tori Otten
No, the Georgia Grand Juror’s Media Tour on Trump Hasn’t Doomed the Case
Emily Kohrs’s comments on the case aren’t the end.
January 13, 2023
Prem Thakker
Kathy Hochul Will Do “Everything” to Force an Anti-Union Judge Onto New York’s Highest Court
The New York governor has nominated Hector LaSalle to be the state’s top judge. She’s determined to stand by him, even as fellow Democrats raise concerns.
November 17, 2020
Magazine
David Roth
The Littlest Prince
Donald Trump will leave the White House in a blaze of truthless tweets and hapless coup attempts. Did we really expect anything else?
June 8, 2020
Magazine
Matt Ford
Bill Barr’s Invisible Crusade
Trump’s attorney general sees himself as a grand cultural inquisitor.
April 18, 2014
Dave Cullen
The 9/11 Trial Has Gone Completely Off the Rails
Justice is hung up on procedural hurdles and FBI shenanigans
April 7, 2014
Simon Lazarus
Hannitys on the Bench
Right-wing judges are recycling sound bites from Fox News—and might still destroy Obamacare
April 2, 2014
Sam Kleiner
John Roberts Shows He Has No Idea How Money Works in Politics
March 26, 2014
Marc Tracy
Three Legal Issues That Could Derail the Blockbuster NCAA Lawsuit
March 24, 2014
Tom Donnelly
Can Liberals Trust John Roberts to Rescue Obamacare Again?
A pro-Hobby Lobby ruling would be his most radical decision
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