The president-elect opposes capital punishment. If he can’t persuade Congress to abolish it, he can still commute the sentences of the federal prisoners on death row.
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Posted inDay One Agenda
How Biden Can Close Guantanamo Once and for All
Obama’s failed attempt to shutter the facility left us with some instructive lessons.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Prosecuting Trump Is the Only Way to Heal the Nation
Letting him off the hook for multiple crimes would reinforce Trump’s own contempt for the rule of law.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Last-Minute Executions
If he has to leave office, our president is determined to execute a few more prisoners before he must depart.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden at the Cannabis Crossroads
The president-elect’s moves toward federal marijuana liberalization don’t add up to legalization—and there will be tougher issues on the drug policy front ahead.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Loneliness of the Immigration Lawyer
Immigration attorneys say they’re battling Trump’s ‘war of attrition.’ If he’s re-elected, some may reconsider the work altogether.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google’s Guardians
An ecosystem of Google-funded academics, think tankers and hangers-on will fan out to defend the search giant from the Justice Department’s antitrust case.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
‘It’s Going to Be an Incredible Fight’
Why Ultimate Fighting Championship loves the president—and how the combatant in chief loves them back
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What Do You Get When You Google ‘Antitrust’?
Today on TAP: The federal case against Google
