Meg Garvin, John Yoo, and I argue to the California Supreme Court that L.A. District Attorney George Gascon is not free to ignore the commands of California's Three Strikes Law.
The case against the former president is both morally dubious and legally shaky.
Plus: The editors respond to a listener question concerning corporate personhood.
Headlines about the 34 alleged felonies seem to have obscured newly revealed information about the weakness of the charges.
Philip Esformes' case is a story about what happens when the government violates some of its most basic promises.
The continuing ambiguity reflects the legal challenges that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg faces in transforming one hush payment into 34 felonies.
Lakeith Smith's case epitomizes the issues with the "felony murder" doctrine.
Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump has put the once-obscure position of district attorney into the national spotlight.
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The New York charges look weak, and Americans think they’re politically motivated.
Plus: the terrible case for pausing A.I. innovation
Plus: A listener asks the editors if the nation is indeed unraveling or if she is just one of "The Olds" now.
The case hinges on the claim that the former president tried to cover up a campaign finance violation with which he was never charged.
The Institute for Justice says Robert Reeves' First Amendment rights were violated when prosecutors filed and refiled baseless felony charges against him after he sued to get his car back.
One guy with gambling debts is a news story, but a formal policy of legalized theft is a national scandal.
Bradley Bass' case in Colorado says a lot about just how powerful prosecutors are.
After a tragic on-set accident, a district attorney used a law passed after the incident to threaten Baldwin with years in jail.
A plan to put 25 inmates to death over two years is reconsidered.
The actor is a polarizing figure. That shouldn't matter when evaluating the criminal case against him.
"In short, the controlling motivations for the suspension were the interest in bringing down a reform prosecutor," the judge wrote.
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
While rising crime created headwinds for candidates who supported criminal justice reform, the apocalyptic storm never quite arrived.
The governor and attorney general say they’ll appeal to the state Supreme Court.
By giving powerful law enforcement officials absolute immunity from civil liability, the Supreme Court leaves their victims with no recourse.
Bradley Bass is facing 12 years in prison, despite the fact that he was doing his job as a school administrator.
Alvin Bragg has finally moved to stop prosecuting Tracy McCarter for murder.
If it comes down to a party-line vote, Republicans don't have enough seats in the state Senate to remove Krasner from office.
In the event of prosecution, jury nullification allows regular people to exercise a veto over the power of the state.
Apocalyptic attack ads about crime failed to drive a red wave, and criminal justice reform candidates were still successful in several local races around the country.
In her short, yet searing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson argues that the court should have granted the petition of an Ohio man sentenced to death after prosecutors hid a key witness' severe intellectual disability from jurors.
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
Convincing evidence of his innocence has been available for years. But the criminal legal system prioritizes procedure and bureaucracy over liberty.
A state senator joins several local officials in federal indictments for taking bribes in exchange for contracts.
Some conservative media outlets and politicians lambast the practice. But if you care about public safety, that opposition doesn't make sense.
Alvin Bragg campaigned on Tracy McCarter’s innocence. Once in office, that was apparently less politically expedient.
Former state attorney Andrew Warren says DeSantis unconstitutionally retaliated against him for his opinions, not any actions he had taken.
The law has been abused to prosecute citizens for reasons other than spying. But there are better examples than Trump to highlight problems.
Tampa top prosecutor Andrew Warren pledged to not prosecute women seeking abortions and those pursuing gender-affirming health care.
Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues.
"There is no question that inaccurate statements were made by the government as part of these proceedings—to both Judge Schroeder and the undersigned"—but it appears that the details of this alleged misconduct remain sealed.
The initial decision to pursue prosecution runs contrary to the campaign promises of Alvin Bragg, who claims to understand that, so often, the process is the punishment.
Alvin Bragg campaigned on "ending mass incarceration." But that promise apparently does not apply to Jose Alba.
The case of Jose Alba reminds us that progressive prosecutors don't always apply their principles when they're inconvenient.
Research and data points may not be enough to persuade voters that something different is worth trying.
The recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin demands a rethinking of the "progressive prosecutor" brand.
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