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Does the Eighth Amendment protect homeless people from fines and criminal arrest if they have nowhere to go?

Based on Monday's SCOTUS oral argument, this might be another human rights issue for state legislatures, not the Constitution.

Apr 25 •

Criminal defendant Donald Trump goes to trial

Here's what you need to know

Apr 22 •

Will the Supreme Court line up behind hundreds of convicted January 6th insurrectionists and against DOJ?

Tuesday's oral argument in Fischer v. United States left that question wide open

Apr 18 •

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How did the Arizona Supreme Court justify an 1864 abortion ban?

The legal reasoning, explained.

Apr 15 •

The dueling SCOTUS presidential immunity briefs, explained

Although Trump's arguments for green-lighting Oval Office crime sprees will likely fail, he could manage to delay the January 6th trial past November

Apr 11 •

Can former presidents be criminally liable for "threats" to sitting presidents?

If there are no consequences, the answer is yes

Apr 8 •

Trump's claim that the 1st Amendment protects his lies is wrong

Crimes involving speech are still crimes

Apr 4 •

Alabama's anti-IVF ruling laid bare the hypocrisy of the Supreme Court's stance on abortion

By ruling that government must stay out of family planning decisions, a Supreme Court case far older than Roe could bring both sides together

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Why did a New York appeals court give Trump such a huge break in the civil fraud case?

Posting a $175 million bond is a far cry from $464 million, while Trump just completed a lucrative merger

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The "weakest" criminal case against Trump may now be the most important

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Simple Politics with Kim Wehle

Simple Politics with Kim Wehle

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