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Chief Justice Roberts Owes Us His Opinion on Presiding over Impeachment
Either presiding or not can be justified on the basis of multiple theories, and we should expect Roberts to put
Pelosi Warns of Prosecution for Lawmakers Found To Have Aided Capitol Rioters
Pelosi’s comments came several days after Representative Steve Cohen implied that Representative Lauren Boebert may have aided rioters.
Portland Rioters Attack ICE Building, Local Dem Headquarters after Biden Inauguration
Police officers arrested eight adults in total, on charges ranging from rioting and possession of a destructive device to reckless
Trump Does His Part in Scandalizing the Presidential Pardon Power
The president’s final pardons were yet another iteration of the two-tiered justice system that serves the wealthy and powerful.
Trump Grants Clemency to Bannon, 142 Others on Eve of Inauguration
The president issued 70 commutations and pardoned 73 people early Wednesday, in his final hours in office.
MIT Professor Who Received $19M in Federal Grants Arrested for Concealing Ties to China
Mechanical engineering professor Gang Chen faces charges of wire fraud, failing to file a foreign bank account report, and making
House Impeaches Trump for Second Time, in Historic Rebuke over Capitol Riot
The House impeached Trump over ‘incitement of insurrection,’ with support from a handful of Republicans. A Senate trial is next,
The ‘Late Impeachment’ Question
Precedent and purpose cut against the argument that the Constitution bars lawmakers from holding an impeachment trial after Trump leaves
Michigan to Charge Former Gov. Snyder in Flint Water Investigation
The attorney general’s office reportedly told the defense that they can expect initial court appearances soon.
Biden Returns Donation from Dem Ex-Senator Who Registered as Foreign Agent for China
Boxer’s donation to Biden was just $500, however a spokesperson for Biden’s inaugural committee said they do not accept donations
State Capitols Placed on Alert amid Rioting Threats
National Guard and other law enforcement have been called up to provide security at state capitols throughout the country.
House Majority Whip Wants Investigation into How Rioters Found His Office
“My office, if you don’t know where it is, you aren’t going to find it by accident,” James Clyburn claimed.
Dominion Voting Systems Files $1.3 Billion Defamation Lawsuit against Trump Ally Sidney Powell
The federal lawsuit seeks $1.3 billion as well as a court order against Powell mandating that she cease making false
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Denied Bail
The judge said Assange ‘has an incentive to abscond’ before the U.S. appeals her extradition decision.
British Judge Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Julian Assange
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled on Monday that Assange’s mental health prevented extradition to the U.S.
DOJ Declines to Press Charges in Tamir Rice Case
The announcement closes a case that has been frequently cited by supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement to press
63-Year-Old Loner Identified as Nashville Bomber, Motive Remains Unknown
Authorities have identified the bomber as Anthony Quinn Warner of Antioch, Tenn. using DNA from remains found at the scene.
Tulsi Gabbard Stands Up for Women’s Sports
Gabbard’s bill would defend young women from the progressive policy permitting males to compete against females if they claim transgender
Why One GOP Official Says His Fellow AGs Are ‘Playing with Radioactivity’
Ohio AG Dave Yost is going against the grain as other Republicans support Trump’s dubious post-election legal challenges.
Ten States Accuse Google of Colluding with Facebook to Rig Digital Ad Market
The new antitrust suit comes amid heightened scrutiny of the big tech companies Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon.
Procedure Is Getting Us Through — For Now
The post-election drama has been contained by our constitutional processes. But Americans must believe the rules are legitimate for the
A Stunning Passage from the Latest Court Rejection of Team Trump
What a Wisconsin federal court’s order turning back another campaign lawsuit tells us about the election-rigging case.
Time to Step Back from the Brink
Did the GOP attorneys general who backed Texas’s failed election lawsuit understand the dangerous implications of their argument?
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit to Overturn Elections
The Supreme Court on Friday evening rejected a suit brought by the state of Texas seeking to challenge election results
Barr Worked to Keep Hunter Biden Investigations from Public During Election: Report
Attorney General Barr did not budge under pressure from Congressional Republicans who pressed him for more information into the investigations.
The Glory of Trump’s Judges
Hardly political tools of the president, Trump judges involved in post-election litigation have issued their rulings without fear or favor.
Hunter Biden Investigation: Overt and Primed for a Special Counsel
The Justice Department faces unique challenges in conducting an investigation of the incoming president’s son.
Conflicting Reports Emerge on the Scope of the Hunter Biden Investigation
Hunter Biden confirmed that he is the subject of an investigation into his ‘tax affairs’ — but there may be
Amy Coney Barrett Wasn’t a Trump Rubber Stamp After All
All those dire predictions from liberals about her helping Trump in the election? Turns out they were wrong.
House Republicans Call for Special Counsel to Investigate Election
Earlier this year, Barr suggested that the high levels of mail ballots this year could become a breeding ground for fraud.
Supreme Court Dismisses Republican Challenge to Pennsylvania Vote
The Court issued a one-sentence denial with no noted dissents, including among the three Trump-appointed justices.
Supreme Court Nixes Republicans’ Pennsylvania Lawsuit
In a succinct order, the Court rejected a bid to undo the certification of Biden as winner of the 20
Florida Police Raid Home of Fired State COVID-19 Data Scientist
The raid was part of an investigation into whether she accessed a state government system without authorization.
The NLRB’s Humorless Insensibility
The National Labor Relations Board’s ruling against the publisher of The Federalist is an absurd joke.
Trump Threatens to Veto $1 Trillion Defense Bill Unless Congress Repeals Section 230
The president threatened via Twitter to veto the National Defense Authorization Act unless lawmakers repeal Section 230.
Russia Probe in Overtime: Unpacking Barr’s Latest Durham Appointment
It does not appear Durham qualifies for the special-counsel post announced by the AG. Still, Biden would be wise to
Trump Campaign to File Lawsuit in Wisconsin, Claiming 220,000 Absentee Ballots Illegally Cast
The campaign makes several claims of election officials intentionally breaking the law, resulting in illegal votes being cast and counted.
A Justified Pardon
Trump’s pardon of Michael Flynn restores the executive branch’s prosecutorial discretion and ends a case that should never have started.
The Supreme Court Got Church Restrictions Right
Americans have a right to worship as they see fit, and the government may encroach on that right only in