Justice

Justice June 22, 2023

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

This article by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski originally appeared on the ProPublica website. Series: Friends of the Court Clarence Thomas’ Beneficial Friendship With a GOP Megadonor In…

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Justice June 15, 2023

How the exposure of highly classified documents could harm US security – and why there are laws against storing them insecurely

by Gary Ross, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Donald Trump pled not guilty on June 13, 2023, to federal criminal charges…

Justice June 15, 2023

Tougher ethics rules for U.S. Supreme Court justices advocated in Senate hearing

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 14, 2023 WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats for the third time this year made…

Justice June 13, 2023

Prosecuting a former president is not an easy decision. A criminal law professor explains why

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The question of whether to indict a former U.S. president is a difficult…

Justice June 13, 2023

‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’ – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice

by Thomas A. Durkin, Loyola University Chicago and Joseph Ferguson, Loyola University Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Lawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much…

Justice June 12, 2023

Trump indictment unsealed – a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove

by Gabriel J. Chin, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal prosecutors on June 9, 2023, unsealed the indictment that spells out…

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Justice June 11, 2023

Why a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional

by Mark Satta, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The drag shows will go on. At least for now. On June 2, 2023,…

Justice June 9, 2023

Do federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict

by Darryl K. Brown, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal grand jury in Florida indicted former President Donald Trump on June…

Justice June 6, 2023

Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

by Ali S. Masood, Oberlin College and Conservatory; Benjamin J. Kassow, University of North Dakota; David Miller, East Tennessee State University, and Joshua Boston, Bowling Green State University, [This article…

Justice May 23, 2023

Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: Supreme Court rules for income streams over artistic freedom

by Hannibal Travis, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supreme Court has made it more difficult to quote from existing imagery, music…

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