Minnesota Lawyer
President Donald Trump’s legal defense is putting a lot of weight on a brand-new memo from the Office of Legal Counsel.
Read More »Commentary: Justice Department independence? Not with Trump
Commentary: White House counsel shouldn’t be impeachment lawyer
It’s highly problematic for Cipollone to represent Trump in the Senate.
Read More »Commentary: Impeachment trial doesn’t need more evidence
Mitch McConnell is giving every indication that President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial will not introduce any new evidence.
Read More »Court’s past decade could be liberals’ last gasp
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.
Read More »Commentary: Impeachment was 2019’s wild roller coaster ride
The year in impeachment was a true roller coaster ride.
Read More »Commentary: Trump impeachment a boost for Constitution
It’s an occasion to check in on the most basic question that can be asked in a democracy: What is the state of our Constitution?
Read More »Commentary: Legal strategy behind keeping impeachment simple
The House Judiciary Committee has announced plans to consider two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
Read More »Commentary: Phone-sex memoir tests limits of free speech
Can a public employee be fired for penning a memoir about her days as a phone sex operator? That’s no law classroom hypothetical. It’s a ...
Read More »Commentary: Trump, the Navy SEAL and the Trident Pin
The confusing saga of Donald Trump’s intervention in the case of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher seems to be over at last.
Read More »Commentary: No scandal in Supreme Court being sociable
A liberal group has criticized Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh for meeting last month with an anti-gay-rights activist.
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