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June 12, 2024
Edith Olmsted
AOC Brutally Drags Republican Hypocrisy Over Hunter Biden
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez noted that Democrats weren’t scrambling to defund federal agencies over a verdict they don’t like.
April 23, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Hush-Money Witness Reveals Trump’s Plan to Influence 2016 Election
David Pecker dropped a bombshell about the lengths Trump was willing to go in order to win.
April 2, 2024
Timothy Noah
Trump Has Hocked Himself to the Repo Man
The former president’s latest legal bailout comes courtesy of the “king of the subprime car loan.”
March 22, 2024
Timothy Noah
Trump’s $454M Penalty Is Exceptional Because Trump Is an Exception
He’s always demanded special treatment. Now he’s getting it.
February 19, 2024
David Cay Johnston
Judge Engoron’s Ruling Is a Detailed Road Map to Trump’s Thievery
The $355 million judgment is bad enough. But if you want the full flavor of the Trump Organization’s chicanery, read what the judge had to say.
February 16, 2024
Michael Tomasky
How Jack Smith Became the Worst Part of Trump’s Historically Lousy Week
The former president’s legal woes have packed headlines, but the special counsel’s filing in the January 6 case has somehow flown under the radar.
February 5, 2024
Michael Tomasky
It’s Way Too Easy for a Crook Like Trump to Pervert Our Legal System
If the law has one standard for the rich and powerful and another for the rest of us, it will be hard for ordinary Americans to maintain their faith in democracy.
January 29, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Last Week Was Bad for Trump. This Week Could Be Four, Five Times Worse.
The former president’s trials are starting to take a toll—and Judge Engoron could be poised to deal another savage blow possibly by Wednesday.
December 27, 2023
Tori Otten
The Right Has Some Zany New Accusations Against Jack Smith
The special prosecutor is the subject of fresh and unfounded allegations from some veteran right-wing conspiracymongers.
December 20, 2023
Matt Ford
Criminal Defendant of the Year: Donald Trump
The former president took his Avignon presidency to the courtroom in 2023. Will he win back the White House from the hot seat in 2024?
October 26, 2022
Matt Ford
How Big Should a Jury Be? That’s Suddenly Up to the Supreme Court to Decide.
Not every state in the U.S. requires the fabled “12 angry men.” Some require as few as six jurors. Now the justices are being asked to rule on whether the number should be uniform.
May 16, 2022
Natalie Shure
Stop Trying to Extract Larger Lessons From the Amber Heard–Johnny Depp Trial
The celebrity pair’s sad and sordid relationship isn’t a unified field theorem that explains contemporary politics.
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