A federal judge finds that the precedents are heavily on Congress’s side. Will the Supreme Court agree?
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The House Now Has a Constitutional Duty to Impeach Trump
When the framers designed the Constitution to protect against tyranny, they had a moment just like this in mind.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The Secret Vote That Could Wipe Away Consumer Rights
A legal society is reinterpreting the law on consumer contracts to make it even easier to fool people with bad terms and conditions, critics charge.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Emoluments Clause Could Be a Tipping Point in Trump’s Downfall
The obstruction of justice documented in Mueller’s report has gotten more attention, but Trump’s profiting from his office is an open-and-shut impeachment count.
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Congress Should Be Ready to Arrest Attorney General Barr if He Defies Subpoena
How lawmakers can counter the president’s most dangerous power grab yet.
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Trump Did What Nixon Did, but Today’s GOP Won’t Convict
With the assistance of Fox News and its ilk, Republicans have cocooned themselves against all evidence.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Most Devastating of All: Mueller’s Indictment of Trump’s Character
Even though Mueller apparently doesn’t believe a sitting president can be indicted, he provides a devastating indictment of Trump’s character.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Bad History Informing the Impeachment Debate
Cautious Democrats seeking to avoid impeaching Donald Trump are making a mangle of the past and misreading the present.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Getting Serious About Power
Can we learn something about the right’s strategic coherence without emulating either their ideas or their contempt for democracy?
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Road to Ending Mass Incarceration Goes Through the DA’s Office
Reform is under way at the nerve center of the penal state, but it won’t be enough.