The president can try to oust the special prosecutor, but it won’t be easy—and it won’t be the end of Trump’s legal problems.
Law and Justice
Baking Chaos: Masterpiece Cakeshop Argument Misses the Mark
The oral arguments may sow confusion in other areas like the Trump travel ban.
The Wedding Cake Showdown in the Supreme Court
As the justices take up the Masterpiece Cakeshop case this week, a pithy amicus brief from First Amendment experts unravels the bakery owner’s free speech complaint.
Domestic Violence and Mass Shootings: Why Existing Laws Fail
State and federal lawmakers should take a closer look at the links between abuse and murder and work on new laws to stop batterers from acquiring guns.
The Gay Wedding Cake Case Isn’t About Free Speech
The inconvenient facts of Masterpiece Cakeshop
What Will Become of California’s Progressivism If the Court Sides with Janus?
The Supreme Court is expected to side in Janus v. AFSCME against public-sector unions, a key force in bringing the state’s progressive ballot initiatives to victory.
Arkansas and Hawaii Medication Abortion Cases Present New Challenges
Two cases winding their way through federal courts involve non-surgical abortion access.
Foreign Influence Peddling Bill Comes Due
Lobbyists who have shilled for foreign interests in secret for decades may now be forced to come clean.
Janus: A New Attack Presents Old Challenges for Unions
There’s a new case against public-sector unions headed to the Supreme Court. But the challenges it presents are anything but new.
A Baker’s Toxic Recipe for Discrimination
A ruling for the bakery owner in the so-called “cake case” before the Supreme Court could inflict untold harm on gay people, true religious liberty, and civil rights.

