[Hat tip: “Banned Lizard.”] Not so fast, Trump, says the DOJ. Don’t think you’re home free if you’re elected president. A WaPo report [my emphasis]: Justice Department officials plan to pursue the criminal cases against Donald Trump past Election Day … Continue reading →
… and says about what was expected. The idea is that immunity is presumed but certainly not automatic, and can be rebutted. Here’s Professor Jacobson’s take: The SCOTUS Opinion pretty much came down as I predicted after the oral argument … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch the debate itself. But I watched some subsequent commentary just now on ABC. And I couldn’t help but notice that the pundits looked and sounded very somber. It seems Biden was a disaster. They were talking about … Continue reading →
Here’s a thread to discuss it. I fear I may be repeating myself – but I can’t stand debates. They make me a combination of nervous and angry as well as frustrated. Is a lot riding on this one? Biden’s … Continue reading →
I guess he did it just in time for the debate on Thursday: Merchan on Tuesday partially lifted the gag order because the trial has concluded. Trump is now able to speak about protected witnesses and jurors. Steven Cheung, Trump … Continue reading →
Well, well, well. Better late than never?: In a news conference after the [Charlottesville] rally protesting the planned removal of a Confederate statue, Trump did say there were “very fine people on both sides,” referring to the protesters and the … Continue reading →
… and that fills me with dread. But I’d been feeling dread about the 2024 election already, even when the polls were good. I have distrust for polls – although not as much distrust as some people have, because I … Continue reading →
It gets more and more difficult for our Pravda-esque media to cover up for Biden’s increasing frailties, and so they’ve adopted a new tactic. In a way, it’s an old tactic, because it reminds me of the game we used … Continue reading →
With the usual caveats regarding polls, take a look: Trump has significantly shrunk his deficit with President Joe Biden among black Americans in the six battleground states, with the current president leading the former president 70% to 18%, a May … Continue reading →
Here’s a potential bombshell in the Trump hush money trial: The judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York criminal trial notified his defense team on Friday of a comment on the court’s public Facebook page that implies one of … Continue reading →
I went to law school a long long time ago. I wasn’t quite sure why I went, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. I had taken the LSAT, which is the equivalent of College Boards for … Continue reading →
This guy – Jed Rubenfeld – calmly and objectively dissects the constitutional issues in the Trump trial. They were by no means the only issues. But constitutional law is his specialty, and that’s what he sticks to; he’s a law … Continue reading →