Archive - Simple Politics with Kim Wehle

Trump's message to the media: cross me and you will be sorry

The president's unprecedented $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal is an assault on free speech

15 hrs ago •

It’s not just Trump’s America. It’s also the Supreme Court's.

The radical majority has again allowed Trump to plow through the Constitution

Jul 21 •

A DOJ whistleblower describes the Trump administration's contempt for the rule of law

It includes a "fuck you" to court orders

Jul 17 •

After SCOTUS banned "universal injunctions," a judge issued a class-action injunction against Trump instead

Whether Trump's friends on the Supreme Court will allow this one to stick is unclear

Jul 14 •

Reflecting on the Supreme Court Term in Review

I joined Joyce Vance and Cecilia Wang for a fantastic Brennan Center LIVE event

Jul 11 •

What the Supreme Court majority means for the rule of law

Join me this Wednesday for a Brennan Center discussion of recent Supreme Court opinions and the future of the rule of law

Jul 7 •

A year since the immunity decision

Instead of celebrating the birth of American democracy today, many of us are preparing for its demise

Jul 4 •

June 2025

The Supreme Court gave Trump yet another gift

We got two major decisions from the high court on Friday and neither bode well for American democracy

Jun 30 •

The one branch of government still functioning is under attack

The Supreme Court is preventing lower federal courts from holding the Trump Administration accountable under the rule of law

Jun 26 •

Is ICE acting within the law?

It feels like everyday we are hearing of more and more people being silently snatched from the streets by masked individuals who refuse to identify…

Jun 23 •

What happened in LA and what does the law say about it?

This is not about just taking sides

Jun 19 •

No, the pardon power is not absolute

A federal court just recognized a limit on the president’s pardon power

Jun 16 •

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