Roberts allows construction to continue until the court considers the case. Translation: The disastrous, Congress-skirting monstrosity will get built.
Bill Barr
Posted inLaw and Justice
Todd Blanche’s Hobson’s Choice
Go along with Trump’s most corrupt schemes, like the settlement slush fund, or become attorney general. Republican U.S. senators, finally showing some spine, are unlikely to let him do both.
Posted inNovember/December 2024
Who Will Protect the Watchdogs?
Inspectors general have fought for accountability in U.S. government for decades, with varying success. They will be prime targets in a second Trump administration.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
The Prosecutor Who Blew the Whistle on Barr and Durham
The inspiring tale of Nora Dannehy, Connecticut’s newest Supreme Court justice.
Posted inMagazine
The Court’s Third Great Crisis
Twice before in history, the Supreme Court has allowed itself to become an arm of one political party, with catastrophic results. Only the voters can save us from the same fate today.
Posted inPolitics
The Watergate Anniversary and the Liz and Dick Cheney Paradox
The Watergate scandal, now 50, was the executive and congressional showdown of its time. Today, as Liz Cheney investigates Donald Trump, her father bears much of the blame for Trump’s imperial presidency.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Why Is Merrick Garland Defending Bill Barr’s Policies?
Biden’s attorney general is siding with Donald Trump’s Justice Department on everything from the Mueller Report to a rape accusation.
Posted inPolitical Animal
What We Will and Won’t Learn From Mueller’s Report
The special counsel’s investigation could be coming to a close very soon.
