Judge Newman files a powerful reply to the unprecedented claim of the Federal Circuit's Judicial Council that she can be suspended from her duties indefinitely. And the Judicial Council's recent hiring of adversarial experts raises new questions about bias against Judge Newman.
His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.
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In charging the former president with illegal election interference, Special Counsel Jack Smith emphasizes the defendant's personal motivation and private means.
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We need not conjure "extreme hypotheticals" to understand the danger posed by an "energetic executive" who feels free to flout the law.
By requiring "absolute" immunity for some "official acts" and "presumptive" immunity for others, the justices cast doubt on the viability of Donald Trump's election interference prosecution.
"Today it is highly centralized, where a few people at the top control everything," the former five-term congressman tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.
The Supreme Court will decide whether former presidents can avoid criminal prosecution by avoiding impeachment and removal.
I spoke along with fellow VC blogger Keith Whittington.
The case raises an issue of high importance and the opinion may contain some loose reasoning.
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Step 1: Become president. That's the hardest part.
As one appeals court judge pointed out, Trump's defense could literally let a president get away with murder.
His lawyers say no jury can ever consider charges based on his "official acts" as president, which include his efforts to reverse Joe Biden's election.
The Court agreed to the special counsel's request for expedited briefing on whether to grant certiorari.
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When talking heads say “no evidence,” they mean “no smoking-gun proof.”
An unusual move in an unusual impeachment
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The investigation could look into "allegations of abuse of power, obstruction, and corruption" related to the president's involvement in his son's foreign business dealings.
Giving presidents impunity for using force and fraud to try to nullify election results is far worse than any potential risk of prosecuting Trump.
They both share in their authoritarian desires to censor online speech and violate citizen privacy.
Philadelphia's progressive district attorney tried to enact criminal justice reform—and got impeached for his trouble.
The final report from the January 6 select committee falls short of proving the elements required to convict the former president.
Twenty-five people have died this month amid nationwide protests.
New article in symposium on the law and politics of impeachment now available
The proposals were agreed on by members of the conservative, libertarian, and progressive teams participating in the NCC's earlier constitution drafting project.
Starr's role in the impeachment of Clinton may have cost him a seat on the Supreme Court. And the biggest beneficiary of Starr's failure was probably George W. Bush.
Michigan's 3rd district has produced two consecutive freedom-oriented Republican lawmakers. Tuesday's results ensure that there won't be a third.
A year and a half after the New York Post broke the story, the Times says it has "authenticated" the messages it previously deemed suspect.
Ryan Murphy's take on the Clinton impeachment has a bipartisan message about the corrupting nature of power.
Proving that claim requires more than reckless rhetoric, which is constitutionally protected.
NY Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says impeachment is not possible once the Governor leaves office.
From Mitch McConnell's perspective, an independent commission can only mean trouble.
The book, which garnered a $4 million deal and touted Cuomo's purported pandemic-handling competence, may have gotten the governor into hot water.
Also: What we learned from impeachment.
A 2000 OLC memo suggests the answer is "yes."
The Senate minority leader's triangulation does not bode well for the GOP's ability to stand for something other than a personality cult.
Whether the reality-show-star-turned-first-president-to-be-impeached-twice has a future in American politics, however, sadly remains an open question.
The outcome shows that it is almost impossible to convict a president in an era of severe polarization. But Trump's second impeachment still served some useful purposes..
The 33-year-old lawmaker, who occupies Justin Amash's old seat, on how his party needs to reclaim the mantle of limited government, capitalism, and individualism.
He betrayed his oath and duties as president by hesitating to intervene and refusing to unambiguously condemn the violence.
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