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 is the kind of nationally important one that the court should address in some detail. Special prosecutor Jack ...
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 interference trial back on track to proceed ahead of the November election. The opinion is per curiam, ...
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, if threatened, would qualify as extortion. It also adds that “threaten[ing] to publish in any manner ...
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 does not enjoy presidential immunity for criminal acts committed during his term of office even before an appeals ...
by Harry Litman Donald Trump has successfully made up his own rules in the political arena, but in the legal arena, he will have to adhere to the rules that apply to all. That’s why a witness such as Molly Michael is so dangerous to him. We just learned the broad strokes of what ...
by Stephen L. Carter I’ll admit to being troubled by the Aug. 31 ruling by the judge in Donald Trump’s upcoming Georgia trial that the proceedings will be televised and live-streamed. With all due respect, I’d like to offer a brief dissent. I’m no fan of former President Trump. ...