Matt Ford

@fordm

It will make a real difference in Americans' lives, but fails to correct decades of overly punitive policies.

The president could face charges the moment he leaves office.

Does it help or harm justice when state and federal governments can separately prosecute a defendant for the same crime?

The consequences of his Supreme Court picks are still felt today—as Trump's will be for decades to come.

Republicans in multiple states are using lame-duck sessions to disempower the Democrats who won in last month's blue wave.

The Supreme Court has a chance to rebuke President Trump and reaffirm judicial independence. Will the justices take it?

Why did Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress now?

Both conservative and liberal justices on the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that they think the Eighth Amendment's ban on unreasonable fines also applies to the states.

The Supreme Court may declare that half the state is still Indian country under federal law.

Tear gassing migrant children took only a moment. But it was the work of years.

The country is divided. We should still fight for it.

Whether your vote is counted could depend on it—and so could the recount in Florida.

The conservative legal organization got what it wanted from the president. Will more of its members start speaking out against him?

How the president may use the power to thwart demands by House Democrats next year