Biden made the fight against monopolies central to his economic strategy. Trump used it to reward his friends and punish his enemies.
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Will DeSantis’s Terrible Governing Give Florida to Biden?
Plus, Biden’s secret weapon: Kamala Harris, the case against selling U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, which states help college grads find jobs, and more in the April 4, 2024, Washington Monthly Newsletter.
Posted inPolitics
With Abortion Drug, Alito Seems to Abandon His Usual Hard Line on Who Can Sue
In the mifepristone case, the usually stalwart monitor of who can sue in federal court seemed awfully eager to relax the rules over “standing” on behalf of anti-abortion plaintiffs.
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The Supreme Court Hears Abortion Drug Arguments or Why Samuel Alito Wants To Be Your Gynecologist
The Court’s conservative supermajority doesn’t seem likely to curtail the availability of mifepristone, but not for lack of trying by the justice who wrote the Dobbs opinion.
Posted inJonathan Alter's Trump Trial Diary
Stormy Weather Ahead for Trump
Rulings by the New York State judge in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial increase the odds of a Trump conviction.
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Take a Load Off Fani
A judge’s ridiculous probe of Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis ends with a split decision and another Trump legal delay.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Potential for Chaos in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Colorado Ballot Decision
The unanimous ruling left plenty of landmines for Congress to navigate.
Posted inLaw and Justice
It’s Too Soon to Say if the Colorado Ballot Case Was a Loss for Anti-Trump Forces
Yes, the Supreme Court kept Trump on the ballot, but requiems for failed constitutional litigation—as Lincoln’s Chief Justice appointment knew—are often premature.
Posted inLaw and Justice
This Will Be a Big Year for The Roberts Court’s Major Questions Doctrine
As administrations do in their final years, the Biden administration will produce a flurry of new rules and regulations in 2024. Enter the shapeshifting, ill-defined legal principle businesses and conservatives will use to hinder agency discretion.
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Justice For Trump Delayed Is Democracy Denied
The painfully slow prosecutions of Donald Trump mean America’s democratic freedoms are in grave jeopardy. Here’s why.
