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A rundown of the latest in the January 6th prosecution of Donald Trump
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan held her first hearing since the Supreme Court's immunity decision
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What you need to know about self-pardons before heading to the polls in 56 days
Thanks to the Supreme Court's immunity ruling, Trump might be the last president to consider needing a self-pardon
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Kim Wehle
Jack Smith changed the legal debate around Trump's January 6th indictment
Smith outmaneuvered the SCOTUS majority in the immunity decision by presenting a threshold question for U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to decide
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The pardon power is not without limits
My book (out now!) breaks down where the pardon power comes from, how it's used and abused, and what can be done about it
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August 2024

It's time for mental competency tests for presidential candidates
The safety of American people demands the same kind of scrutiny that airline pilots get
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The residential real estate business just got a makeover
New rules from a lawsuit settlement that went into effect last weekend will have a significant impact on costs for both buyers and sellers
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How the Supreme Court made itself the lead prosecutor in the January 6th election subversion case
Ultimately, the majority might not tolerate any prosecution of the former president
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How will courts respond if Team Trump tries to steal the 2024 Election?
As always, history sheds light on what is to come.
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The presidential pardon power might have outlived its original purpose
If the criminal justice system is unmerciful, why not take steps to fix it rather than continue to tolerate corrupt presidential pardons?
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Are special counsels on their way to extinction?
Combined with Judge Cannon's dismissal of the Mar-a-Lago case, the Supreme Court's immunity decision may have rendered independent prosecutors obsolete
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President Biden’s proposed plan to reform the Supreme Court
Last Monday, President Biden spoke at the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in Texas, reminding the American people that the Supreme Court is…
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The forgotten assassination attempt of a sitting president
It is astounding how complacent Congress is these days around gun violence
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