No, Congress Won’t Create an Abortion Right

At least not right away. But it’s quite possible by 2040.

Trump Pondered Mexico Missile Attack, Shooting BLM Protesters

The 45th President was a psychopath.

The Road to Here (and the Rocky Road Ahead)

The role of American political institutions.

The Least Dangerous Branch?

The apparently eminent demise of abortion rights has reignited an old debate.

Maybe Susan Collins Isn’t The Best Judge Of Character

The Senator from Maine once against demonstrates that she shouldn’t be prognosticating about people’s future actions.

Supreme Court Overturning Roe (Probably)

POLITICO has obtained what purports to be the 1st draft of the opinion.

Pamela Moses [Center] attending a May Day Gathering, May 1st 2019. Credit: Joe Rondone/The Commerical Appeal Pamela Moses [Center] attending a May Day Gathering, May 1st 2019. Credit: Joe Rondone/The Commerical Appeal

Prosecutor Drops All Charges Against Pamela Moses

And yet the state still extracted their pound of flesh

An Action-Oriented Prescription

A follow on from yesterday.

SCOTUS Rules Against Air Force Vaccine Refusnik

A wackadoodle colonel is on his way out.

Trump Judge Tosses Airline Mask Mandate

The Biden administration’s mandate has been lifted immediately.

A Toxic Mix of Overcharging And Punitive Bail

An extraordinary example shines light on coercive factors that incentivize plea deals

Capitol Rioter Convicted of Six Felonies

A former Virginia police officer has been found guilty, partly on the testimony of a former colleague.

Whitmer Kidnap ‘Plotters’ Acquitted

A Michigan jury believed the FBI created the crime.

A “Fairer” Map for the 2022 House?

A potentially more representative map that still underscores deep flaws in our system.

Proud Boys Leader Turns Rat

A key planner of the Capitol riot has agreed to testify against others in exchange for a lighter sentence.

Trump Judge Acquits January 6 Non-Rioter

Two hundred-odd people have pled or been found guilty. One has been acquitted.

Republican-led States Testing Abortion Limits

Oklahoma’s near-total ban is part of a larger trend.

Garland Under Pressure to Indict Trump

Democrats want the DOJ to act more quickly.

Collins to Support Jackson

Concerns have been alleviated.

Ginni Thomas: Boomer with Internet?

Does it matter whether she’s a rube or a mastermind?

Judge: Trump Committed Crimes

His conversations with lawyers about stealing the election are not protected by privilege.

A Key Aspect of the Ginni Thomas Story

Beyond who her spouse is, the texts to Meadows reveal a deeply concerning situation.

Pamela Moses [Center] attending a May Day Gathering, May 1st 2019. Credit: Joe Rondone/The Commerical Appeal Pamela Moses [Center] attending a May Day Gathering, May 1st 2019. Credit: Joe Rondone/The Commerical Appeal

An Update On Pamela Moses, Plea Bargains, & The Trial Tax

A new trial that might not have happened with a plea

Ginni Thomas the Insurrectionist

A Supreme Court Justice’s wife urged the White House and Congressional Republicans to steal the 2020 election.

Forced Masking to Protect the Most Vulnerable

Parents of disabled kids have successfully sued to mandate masks in schools.

SCOTUS Career Pathways

Comparing the careers of the sitting Justices with Judge Brown’s

Supreme Court Confirmations and Political Polarization

The days of unanimous votes are long behind us.

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The Right Is Having A Hard Time Framing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson As An Extremist

If this is the best they have, they don’t have a lot

Hunter Biden’s Laptop

New evidence changes the story ever so slightly.

Jussie Smollett Case Gets Even Weirder

The convicted criminal has been released pending appeal.

Putin Will Likely Get Away with War Crimes

The Russian leader is very unlikely to be hauled before the Hague.

Some Thoughts on “Cancel Culture”

Thomas gets the ball rolling, and I take off from there.

On Respect and SCOTUS

The Court is out of balance–and it is a design flaw.

Why Trump Will Never Be Indicted on Federal Charges

A novel and persuasive argument.

Jan 6 Committee Alleges Trump Criminal Conspiracy

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

Biden’s State of the Union Speech

Most people liked it more than I did.

Double Jeopardy in All But Name

Two notorious cases indicate a policy shift on federal prosecutions of cases already tried in lower courts.

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President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson For The Supreme Court

The front-runner was indeed the pick

NYC Criminal Probe of Trump Appears Stalled

Manhattan’s new DA seems to think he has a weak case.

DNA and handcuffs DNA and handcuffs

San Francisco Crime Lab Regularly Searched Victim DNA for Criminal Matches

An example of how lack of regulation leads to practices that damage public faith in policing

The impact of a record: 46% of unemployed U.S. men have criminal convictions

Why clearing criminal records makes economic sense

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An example of the “trial tax”

With choices like these it’s easy to understand why people take plea deals

Are Helmet Laws Racist?

Surprisingly, yes.

Trump Facing Multiple Legal Disasters

The 45th President is unlikely to face Federal prosecution but state and civil suits are not going his way.

Sarah Palin Defamation (Sort of) Dismissed

The bar for defaming public officials is too high.

Of Laws and Men

Our system lacks accountability.

‘Freedom Convoy’ Not What it Claims to Be

A protest against vaccine mandates is growing with a little help from our adversaries.

But His Documents!

Former President Trump routinely broke the law with respect to protecting public records.

Gun-Wielding Lawyers Given Slap on the Wrist

The infamous duo will have to do what they were already supposed to do for a year.

Republican Vote Needed to Confirm Biden Justice?

New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján is hospitalized with a stroke.