by Harry Litman Much remained uncertain after Thursday’s hearing on how to proceed with the federal Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump following the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. But one […]
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New Trump charges expose the Supreme Court’s failings
by Noah Feldman Jack Smith is calling the Supreme Court’s bluff. In the wake of the court’s controversial decision earlier this summer granting Donald Trump criminal immunity for official acts […]
How to understand Donald Trump’s criminal felony trial
by Robert Reich Trump’s first criminal trial — the first criminal trial of a former president, ever — began Monday. The 34-count business falsification case may be the only case […]
Trump got a break in one case, but his luck ran out in another
by Harry Litman The courts give, and the courts take away. And in a whirlwind couple of hours on Monday, they took a fair bit more from Donald Trump than […]
Cannon’s handling of Trump’s classified records case went from bad to horrible
by Harry Litman As the judge presiding over the federal prosecution of Donald Trump for hoarding classified records at his Florida estate, Aileen Cannon has been a dubious influence from […]
Fani Willis’ prosecution of Donald Trump may be alive, but it isn’t well
by Harry Litman Special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s resignation Friday from the Georgia racketeering prosecution of Donald Trump and others was the right decision and, indeed, a virtually forced one. Judge […]
There’s time for Supreme Court rulings on Trump cases
by Noah Feldman Don’t blame the Supreme Court if it takes a modest amount of time to rule on and reject former president Donald Trump’s criminal immunity claim. The issue […]
D.C. court’s forceful rebuke of Trump could put Jan. 6 trial back on track
by Harry Litman The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ denial of Donald Trump’s immunity claim Tuesday was comprehensive and emphatic — so much so that it could put his election […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 3
Good: SB 175 — updates offenses of extortion and attempted extortion. It specifically adds “or other thing of value” (understood to include sexual acts) to the list of things that, […]
Trump doesn’t get a pass from federal felonies
It was no surprise that the U.S. Supreme Court turned down Special Counsel Jack Smith’s very unusual request to hear an appeal of a trial judge’s decision that Donald Trump […]
