Criminal Justice

The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later

"What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Oct 26 •

A guide to what is happening in the challenges to Trump's National Guard deployment efforts

Expect significant rulings from the courts — including the Supreme Court — in the coming weeks. Also: The Supreme Court won't stop an eighth execution…

Oct 23 •

A not-at-all-subtle reminder to Trump that he's just the president — and that means his power is limited. And: The Seventh Circuit keeps troop…

Oct 17 •

Pair of lawsuits challenging Trump's targeting of Chicago get first hearings

The lawsuits challenge the Trump administration's military deployment efforts and harsh treatment of protesters and journalists. More hearings are set…

Oct 7 •

Federal judge blocks Trump's National Guard mobilization in and to Oregon

"The President’s determination" that the Guard was needed "was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found. DOJ is…

Oct 5 •

A rather blustery day at Pam Bondi's DOJ

In a new ICE-focused memo implementing Trump's "domestic terrorism" directive, the attorney general says a lot of nothing.

Sep 30 •

House Republicans, with key Dem support, took aim at D.C. on Tuesday

A pair of bills backing Trump's attack on D.C. passed the House. Both would restrict D.C. self-governance — and passed with Dem votes.

Sep 17 •

Feds indict LGBTQ org lawyer over testimony in Alabama "judge-shopping" investigation

In an indictment unsealed Monday, Lambda Legal counsel Carl Charles faces a felony charge of making a false declaration to the investigating judicial…

Sep 9 •

Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism

The Washington Post and The New York Times editorial boards failed to hold Trump accountable for his attack on D.C. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…

Aug 18 •

Luigi Mangione's lawyers: Bondi's actions should prevent DOJ from seeking death penalty

The AG's own words are being used against her. Also: More law firms capitulate to Trump's authoritarian shakedowns. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…

Apr 14 •

In several decisions this past week, judges have raised key death penalty questions

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a Louisiana federal judge stopped executions, while the Fifth Circuit tossed out a third death sentence.

Mar 14 •

What is happening to Mahmoud Khalil is chilling — and intended to chill all opposition

We know that because that's exactly the message Trump and others in his administration have sent over the past three days since Khalil's arrest.

Mar 12 •

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