by Noah Feldman Martha-Ann Alito lets her freak flag fly. And her husband, Justice Samuel Alito, can’t do much about it, according to a letter he sent to two senators explaining why he won’t recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, when a mob ...
No political party ever wants to get caught in a corruption scandal, particularly one flavored by betrayal of domestic interests for foreign gain. Here comes the Democratic Party with two scandals, and in a presidential election year. The first has to do with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New ...
by Jackie Calmes It’s that time of year when the life-tenured denizens of America’s imperial court, otherwise known as the Supreme Court, come down from their bench to mix with the masses. Just kidding. The justices limit their appearances to friendly audiences, to elite folks ...
by Michael Hiltzik Question for Major League Baseball: How do you like your sports betting partnerships now? The question arises at this moment because the league faces what could be a historic scandal involving Shohei Ohtani, its historic superstar. The Dodgers slugger has ...
by Noah Feldman It’s great that the U.S. Supreme Court promulgated a code of conduct for the justices. It should help put an end to the narrative that the court has been tone deaf to criticism of its ethical lapses. That said, the code will change nothing substantive about the way ...
by Jackie Calmes In the wake of this week’s terrifying news of the New York Times/Siena College polls showing Donald Trump beating President Joe Biden in must-win battleground states, keep in mind two words and spread them: Insurrection Act. It’s been 31 years since a president ...