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Special counsel's report on the January 6 case is now public
“[B]ut for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the Presidency," the report concludes that a conviction in the Jan. 6 case against Trump was…
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Lawless Cannon orders DOJ to tell her about Jack Smith's January 6 report
The order from the Florida federal judge who dismissed the special counsel's case against Donald Trump is lawless for at least three reasons.
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SCOTUS — barely — allows Trump’s New York state-court sentencing to proceed
The 5-4 vote raises significant concerns about the path ahead. Also: A federal judge wipes the Biden admin's Title IX sex discrimination rule off the…
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Trump and Alito, two men who disdain ethical constraints, chatted on Tuesday
The next day, Trump asked the Supreme Court to stop his New York criminal sentencing — and to give presidents-elect complete immunity.
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Trump is laying out his legal takeover this week — before he even takes office
After fighting not to give up power at all after losing re-election in 2020, Trump is now fighting to take power early after having won election in…
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January 6, four years later
Our institutions failed us. And yet, we move forward.
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Ohio gives local law enforcement the ability to charge up to $750 for public video footage
Gov. Mike DeWine defended the measure as a "workable compromise." Also, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
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John Roberts attacks court criticism that he decides lacks a "credible basis" as "illegitimate"
Conflating violence against judges with broad criticism the court faces for its extremism, the chief justice ultimately sends a chilling end-of-year…
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DOJ's SCOTUS defense of law that could ban TikTok faces challenge from Trump
The ban takes effect Jan. 19, but Trump asked SCOTUS to put the law on hold because he takes office Jan. 20. Also: Another trans care case is waiting in…
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President Biden commutes most federal death sentences
37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
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Adeel Mangi’s letter to America
Biden's stalled Third Circuit nominee, Mangi spoke out in a fiery — and needed — four-page letter. Also: The clock is ticking on TikTok. (Sorry.)
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Attacks on Biden's CARES Act commutations are misguided, on many fronts
Like clockwork, any criticism of action is used by supporters of the status quo to derail efforts to fix our criminal legal system. Also, for paid…
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