Commentary: Weinstein’s conviction gives rape survivors a fairer shot at justice

Bloomberg Opinion February 28, 2020

In this courtroom sketch, Harvey Weinstein, center, sits surrounded by court officers while the Senior Court Clerk reads the charges and the jury foreperson responds with the jury's verdict in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday in New York. A jury convicted the Hollywood mogul of rape and sexual assault. The jury found him not guilty of the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, which could have resulted in a life sentence. (Illustration: Elizabeth Williams via AP)

It’s far too early to proclaim that rape cases are suddenly easier to win than in the past, but celebrity status is plainly not the shield it once was — a welcome change.

Commentary: Presidential pardons have been a bad idea since 1787

Bloomberg Opinion February 26, 2020

The president of the United States isn’t a king, and he isn’t above the law — or so constitutional law professors like me keep reminding everybody.

Commentary: Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy troubling use of law

Bloomberg Opinion February 20, 2020

A statue stands outside the Boys Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces a barrage of new sex-abuse lawsuits. (AP photo)

Maybe you’ve heard: Boy Scouts of America is filing for bankruptcy to put an end to the sexual abuse lawsuits it is facing.

Commentary: Justice Department independence? Not with Trump

Bloomberg Opinion January 23, 2020

The White House on Monday released Justice Department legal opinions meant to bolster its case for defying subpoenas from Congress in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. (AP file photo)

President Donald Trump’s legal defense is putting a lot of weight on a brand-new memo from the Office of Legal Counsel.

Commentary: White House counsel shouldn’t be impeachment lawyer

Bloomberg Opinion January 22, 2020

In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, Attorney General William Barr, left, and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone are seen during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP file photo)

It’s highly problematic for Cipollone to represent Trump in the Senate.

Commentary: Impeachment trial doesn’t need more evidence

Bloomberg Opinion January 9, 2020

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton, shown in a September file photo, says he will testify if subpoenaed to appear at the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Columnist Noah Feldman doubts that will happen. (AP file photo)

Mitch McConnell is giving every indication that President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial will not introduce any new evidence.

Court’s past decade could be liberals’ last gasp

Bloomberg Opinion January 2, 2020

In a June 25, 2015 file photo, John Becker, 30, of Silver Spring, Maryland, waves a rainbow flag in support of gay marriage outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP file photo)

If the court continues its rightward journey, the 2010s in retrospect may look like the last gasp of the liberal constitutional tradition that had its heyday in the years of the Warren Court.