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Donald Trump, the Business Fraud

A New York judge said his lies “shock the conscience.”

Joe Biden Puts Donald Trump In His Place

The president performed a public service by forthrightly stating what could happen to the country and its democracy if Trump wins again.

The Colorado Ruling Is a Rebuke for the Ages

The state’s Supreme Court recognized that some decisions, including whether a president engaged in insurrection, cannot be left to voters.

The Supreme Court Can Stop Trump’s Delay Game

American voters deserve to know before the election whether Trump is a convicted criminal. The Supreme Court has the power to make that happen.

O’Connor’s Most Vital Work Was After She Stepped Down

Justice O’Connor devoted her life after the court to fighting for an independent judiciary free of politics.

What Is Happening in Vermont?

For many in Vermont, the horror of a shooting of Palestinians was compounded by the violation of the state’s self-image as a uniquely welcoming place.

We Waited 200 Years for This Supreme Court Ethics Code?

The Supreme Court’s new ethics code lacks any teeth and is full of language too fuzzy to hold justices accountable. And its tone is resentful.

The Problem of Campus Speech Is Even Harder Than You Think

As a principle of academic debate, speech should be presumptively allowed. The details of achieving that may get messy, but that goal is fundamental.

The One Audience Trump Can’t Hoodwink

Being in a courtroom deprives Trump of his superpower: his ability to speak without consequence, without factual basis, and often without end.

Trump’s Lawyers Should Have Known Better

Fifty years after Watergate, a president again used lawyers to abuse his office. Those lawyers now face prosecution, and tarnished their profession.
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