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Legal (page 3)

May 26, 2023 5:30 am

SCOTUS Does WOTUS

As the Supreme Court rules on ‘waters of the United States,’ it’s worth remembering how water issues have shaped our…
Daniel McGraw
May 23, 2023 5:31 am

Unanimous Supreme Court Keeps Hands Off Tech Platforms and Online Hate

As there’s little room for the courts to act, curbing online hate will require creativity from lawmakers and tech firms.
Kimberly Wehle
May 19, 2023 5:31 am

The Chokehold Killing: What the Stupid Left-Right Debate Obscures

First death, then distortions.
Cathy Young
April 7, 2023 6:51 pm

Clarence Thomas’s Fancy Trips

. . . and the need for a binding Supreme Court ethics code.
Dennis Aftergut
April 6, 2023 12:25 am

Meet the Guy Sent to Prison for Supposedly Trying to Get Trump’s Tax Returns

Jordan Hamlett is still putting his life back together—and has an eye on how much more gently Trump is being…
Tim Miller
March 31, 2023 5:30 am

Trump’s Attorneys and the Crimes They Enabled

The “crime-fraud exception” can break attorney-client privilege when a lawyer is believed to have, wittingly or not, contributed to a…
Paul Rosenzweig
March 15, 2023 5:30 am

Here’s Why a Big Pork High Court Lawsuit Matters

The potentially wide-reaching Commerce Clause implications of a pending Supreme Court case about California’s meat industry.
Kimberly Wehle
March 6, 2023 5:30 am

The Judge with the King Complex

Should trial judges have the power to issue nationwide injunctions? A lawsuit over abortion drugs is the latest major case…
Kimberly Wehle
February 21, 2023 5:30 am

This Isn’t Your (Founding) Fathers’ Originalism

How a Supreme Court ruling gave a domestic abuser his guns back.
Albert W. Alschuler
February 13, 2023 5:30 am

One More Sign That Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Dead Serious

No stone unturned, no empty folder unsubpoenaed.
Dennis Aftergut