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April 4, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Could Puncture Prosecutorial Immunity
A worrisome case of misconduct is on the high court’s doorstep, creating the potential for a rollback of the power that district attorneys have long enjoyed.
November 24, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Here's What SNL's Immigration Skit Got Right—and Wrong
November 17, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama's Executive Action on Immigration Risks Violating Democratic Norms
August 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama's Executive Power Isn't What He Thinks It Is
August 8, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Immigration Argument That Almost Nobody Mentions
Whatever President Obama does, President Cruz could undo
April 21, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
What It Will Take for Obama to Satisfy His Immigration Critics
March 17, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Obama Will Review Deportations. Here's What He Can Do To Stop Them.

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