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Todd Blanche doesn't believe in the rule of law. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis don't care.
Blanche's Sunday night moves should not save his nomination. The reaction from the pair of soon-departing Republican senators is not oversight and not…
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Jeanine Pirro's motion to dismiss the Reflecting Pool case is going to have ripple effects
The decision to end the case against former Olympian David Hearn is already making a big splash — and this is likely just the beginning, not the end, of…
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Donald Trump's effort to run his lawsuits out of Florida has hit a snag: the law
Trump v. BBC, Trump v. NYT, and Trump v. IRS all sent a message to Trump on Monday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
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Thursday was the worst day for DOJ. So far.
DOJ withdrew its subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters, but the hearing that preceded that decision showed just how degraded DOJ has become.
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Todd Blanche should not be attorney general. That won't likely stop Republican senators.
Also: The Trump administration is taking on law enforcement — to try and protect semi-automatic guns. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
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Federal judge finds Trump's IRS case and "settlement" was "improper," sanctions lawyers
Judge Williams: "[T]his was an attempt to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity to people and entities affiliated…
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Two-hundred-and-fifty years in, Justice Jackson is doing the work that is needed from our leaders
The United States needs leaders willing to speak forthrightly about our past and ambitiously about our future in order to make it through the…
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Does DOJ even know how to issue subpoenas for a proper purpose these days?
Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed federal grand jury subpoenas issued against Minnesota officials. The move echoes the quashed Federal Reserve and trans…
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As the Trump admin begins a new prosecution in Minnesota, the "Broadview Six" fallout continues
Fifteen people were charged Tuesday as part of the Trump admin's effort to go after its “antifa” boogeyman. Also: The "Broadview Six" aren't going away.
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What's left from SCOTUS, and when to expect it
There are still 20 argued cases awaiting action, with 19 opinions expected. Also: Talking with TPM about Trump's anti-trans attacks. And, for paid…
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The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty
The illegal effort to put Donald Trump's name on the Kennedy Center has always been a metaphor — but, this weekend, it became a story of how we get…
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The Supreme Court's Republican appointees end civil rights redistricting protections
The majority invoked “our colorblind Constitution” to expand and transform April's Callais decision. Sotomayor, in dissent, highlighted the "grave…
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