Primary upsets in Maine, New York, and Colorado show a Democratic base furious over Trump, Israel, and elite impunity.
Merrick Garland
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Trump Escaped Jail or Acquittal by Election
A combination of prosecutorial bumbling, dumb luck, compliant jurists, and winning the election allowed our new president to avoid a day behind bars.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How the Justice Department’s Trump Prosecution Ran Aground
Filing the documents case in Florida instead of D.C and not probing disqualification earlier—these are among the errors that should be nagging at Merrick Garland and Jack Smith.
Posted inPolitics
Willis’s Indictment is “An Overwhelming Show of Force…Shock and Awe”
What happens next with the Georgia indictment of Trump? Legal scholar Jennifer Taub discusses what’s likely to happen and why District Attorney Fani Willis is the “Badass Barbie” of prosecutors.
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“The Jury is Not Going to Believe” Trump’s Defense in the January 6 Trial
Legal scholar Jennifer Taub on Trump’s chances of beating the January 6 charges, what Jack Smith did right, Merrick Garland did wrong, and the road from here.
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Garland’s Inaction on January 6 Gave Trump Breathing Room
A new Washington Post report examines why more than fifteen months elapsed before the Justice Department began investigating Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 insurrection.
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Has Merrick Garland Outmaneuvered Himself?
By appointing special counsels in the Trump and Biden document cases, he’s made a mess of both investigations.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
The DOJ Antitrust Suit Against Google is a Victory for the Washington Monthly
This magazine and, in particular, Phillip Longman, built the intellectual architecture to prosecute the tech giant’s predatory practices.
Posted inPolitics
Delay Has Already Weakened Garland’s Case Against Trump
It’s been two years since the insurrection, and the appointment of a special counsel only slowed the prosecution of the former president.
Posted inPolitics
Justice is Delayed as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Does the appointment of a special counsel in the Trump cases mean justice denied? Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith is hardly comforting.
