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Right-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
6 hours ago

Former Biglaw Partner Warns There Are No 'Guardrails' Left Around Trump - And Someone Is Taking Advantage - Above the Law

Ty Cobb warns that without experienced advisors, Trump's decisions may be manipulated by bad actors, raising concerns about foreign influence on U.S. policy.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Trump Just Caved On One of His Biggest Power Grabs

Trump's DOJ conceded district courts' authority to appoint U.S. attorneys, marking a significant retreat from its previous stance on executive power.
Right-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
6 hours ago

Former Biglaw Partner Warns There Are No 'Guardrails' Left Around Trump - And Someone Is Taking Advantage - Above the Law

Ty Cobb warns that without experienced advisors, Trump's decisions may be manipulated by bad actors, raising concerns about foreign influence on U.S. policy.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Trump Just Caved On One of His Biggest Power Grabs

Trump's DOJ conceded district courts' authority to appoint U.S. attorneys, marking a significant retreat from its previous stance on executive power.
#viktor-orban
Europe politics
fromThe Nation
16 hours ago

Trump's Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water

JD Vance's campaign efforts in Hungary to support Viktor Orbán ended in failure, marking a significant setback for global far-right forces.
Europe politics
fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary signifies a shift in global politics, challenging the notion of illiberal parties' permanence in power.
Europe politics
fromThe Nation
16 hours ago

Trump's Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water

JD Vance's campaign efforts in Hungary to support Viktor Orbán ended in failure, marking a significant setback for global far-right forces.
Europe politics
fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary signifies a shift in global politics, challenging the notion of illiberal parties' permanence in power.
#25th-amendment
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago

Jen Psaki Shuts Down Democrats' 25th Amendment Trump Hopes

Jen Psaki criticized Democrats' focus on the 25th Amendment for removing Trump, calling it unconstructive and urging broader party inclusivity.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Raskin Proposes New Health Panel for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment

New legislation aims to simplify the process of removing a president due to health issues under the 25th Amendment.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago

Jen Psaki Shuts Down Democrats' 25th Amendment Trump Hopes

Jen Psaki criticized Democrats' focus on the 25th Amendment for removing Trump, calling it unconstructive and urging broader party inclusivity.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Raskin Proposes New Health Panel for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment

New legislation aims to simplify the process of removing a president due to health issues under the 25th Amendment.
#trump
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago
US Elections

Maggie Haberman Drops Pile Of Reasons to Worry Trump Could Use Military to Seize Control': These Are Understandable Concerns'

US Elections
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Trump attends Supreme Court arguments over his executive order, a presidential first

Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

DOJ Says Laws Congress Passed to Prevent Another Nixon Don't Apply to Trump

Trump's DOJ claims presidential records don't need public sharing, undermining the Presidential Records Act and allowing potential misuse of documents.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

Trump Just Automated Draft Entry. It's Time for the Supreme Court to Step In.

Trump's military actions raise serious concerns about the potential for a draft and the constitutional implications surrounding it.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The supreme court needs to put limits on Trump's use of the pardoning power | Steven Greenhouse

Trump's pardons undermine democracy and ethics, deviating from Hamilton's vision of cautious presidential pardoning.
US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Maggie Haberman Drops Pile Of Reasons to Worry Trump Could Use Military to Seize Control': These Are Understandable Concerns'

Concerns about Trump potentially using military force to influence elections are growing among political analysts and commentators.
Left-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

Trump's Corrupt Pardon Campaign Has Somehow Hit a New Low

Trump has issued approximately 1,600 pardons during his second term, significantly more than in his first term, with no signs of slowing down.
US Elections
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Trump attends Supreme Court arguments over his executive order, a presidential first

Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court regarding his executive order on birthright citizenship.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

DOJ Says Laws Congress Passed to Prevent Another Nixon Don't Apply to Trump

Trump's DOJ claims presidential records don't need public sharing, undermining the Presidential Records Act and allowing potential misuse of documents.
#immigration
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago
Left-wing politics

The Trump Administration Has Fired Over 100 Immigration Judges Without Explanation - Above the Law

fromTruthout
4 days ago
Left-wing politics

Trump Administration Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Ozturk, Mahdawi

Left-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

The Trump Administration Has Fired Over 100 Immigration Judges Without Explanation - Above the Law

The Trump administration has fired immigration judges who upheld due process in deportation cases, undermining the Fourteenth Amendment.
Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
4 days ago

Trump Administration Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Ozturk, Mahdawi

The Trump administration has fired over 100 immigration judges to expedite deportations, targeting pro-Palestine advocates and reshaping federal immigration courts.
US politics
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Alex Woodward: How ICE agents have become Donald Trump's own personal police

Donald Trump is using armed ICE officers at airports to pressure Democrats and Republicans regarding the filibuster.
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
1 day ago

DOJ to appeal intelligence court ruling over use of spying power

The Justice Department is appealing a ruling regarding the use of surveillance tools under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
#supreme-court
Social justice
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Revolutionize Its Approach to the Law

Supreme Court rulings on Reconstruction Amendments will significantly impact voting rights and protections for marginalized groups, particularly Black Americans and transgender individuals.
Right-wing politics
fromAxios
1 day ago

SCOTUS justices air disputes in rare public rifts

The Supreme Court faces significant internal conflict as justices critique each other's views amid crucial upcoming rulings.
fromQueerty
1 month ago
US politics

SCOTUS just yanked away Trump's favorite toy & he's not handling it well - Queerty

Social justice
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Revolutionize Its Approach to the Law

Supreme Court rulings on Reconstruction Amendments will significantly impact voting rights and protections for marginalized groups, particularly Black Americans and transgender individuals.
Right-wing politics
fromAxios
1 day ago

SCOTUS justices air disputes in rare public rifts

The Supreme Court faces significant internal conflict as justices critique each other's views amid crucial upcoming rulings.
fromQueerty
1 month ago
US politics

SCOTUS just yanked away Trump's favorite toy & he's not handling it well - Queerty

#justice-department
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago
US news

Justice Department says Biden DOJ weaponized law to go after anti-abortion activists

The Justice Department's report claims the Biden administration misused the FACE Act to target anti-abortion Christians unfairly.
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago
Law

Op-Ed | It is hard to appreciate how much power the U.S. Justice Department wields | amNewYork

The Justice Department is suing New York City over its sanctuary city laws, highlighting tensions between federal and local policies.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Op-Ed | It is hard to appreciate how much power the U.S. Justice Department wields | amNewYork

The Justice Department is suing New York City over its sanctuary city laws, highlighting tensions between federal and local policies.
Non-profit organizations
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago

Gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have helped create a constitutional crisis - LGBTQ Nation

Elon Musk's team gained unauthorized access to the federal payment system, threatening USAID operations and raising concerns about national security and economic stability.
Law
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

In America, Even Judges Have To Take Matters In To Their Own Hands - Above the Law

Judges are increasingly carrying guns for self-protection due to rising threats and inadequate security measures.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

Trump Admin Lawyer Applies To Be Law School Dean, Suggests It Might Help Investigations Go Away - Above the Law

Joshua Kleinfeld's application for dean at George Mason University raises ethical concerns amid ongoing investigations into the university's DEI policies.
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
6 days ago

Scarcity, Surveillance, and the Return of Hard Power Week In Review

Bitcoin remains above $71,000, indicating institutional demand and potential for broader adoption amid macroeconomic developments and a 4-year cycle breakout test.
Online Community Development
fromTruthout
5 days ago

What Do Authoritarians Fear Most? People Who Stick Up for Each Other.

Solidarity among communities is essential for resilience against economic and social pressures exacerbated by conflict and local challenges.
fromFortune
6 days ago

Appeals court says national security implications of halting White House ballroom construction must be weighed | Fortune

The appeals court ruled that the trial judge must clarify whether his injunction interferes with the administration's plans for safety and security, emphasizing the need for a thorough assessment of national security implications.
Washington DC
Healthcare
fromTruthout
6 days ago

Trump Admin Seeks Sweeping Access to Federal Workers' Health Records

The Trump administration seeks access to detailed medical records of federal workers and retirees, raising concerns about privacy and data security.
Right-wing politics
fromEsquire
1 day ago

Clarence Thomas Wouldn't Know What Progressivism Was If It Smacked Him on the Head

Justice Clarence Thomas criticizes progressivism for undermining natural rights and blames Woodrow Wilson for its adoption in American governance.
US politics
fromemptywheel
12 hours ago

Democrats Need to Solve the Tactical Problems with Impeachment before Relying on It - emptywheel

Peter Magyar demands resignations and anti-corruption measures following his victory, aiming to unlock EU funds while warning of document shredding by Viktor Orbán's team.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Hungary beware: authoritarianism can be checked, but it is rarely dismissed with a single blow | Blanche Leridon

The Hungarian election marks a significant political shift with the fall of Viktor Orban after 16 years, signaling a potential change for liberal democracy.
#department-of-justice
US politics
fromTruthout
1 day ago

Todd Blanche Says Americans "Should Be Happy" With Trump's Weaponization of DOJ

Interim Attorney General Todd Blanche supports using the DOJ to benefit President Trump, contradicting Trump's earlier vow against weaponizing the government.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 day ago

Todd Blanche Says Americans "Should Be Happy" With Trump's Weaponization of DOJ

Interim Attorney General Todd Blanche supports using the DOJ to benefit President Trump, contradicting Trump's earlier vow against weaponizing the government.
#war-powers
Left-wing politics
fromEsquire
2 days ago

Once Again, Congress Has Failed to Use Its Constitutional Powers to End the President's Ridiculous War

The Senate failed to stop the president's war, highlighting Congress's ongoing inability to exercise its constitutional powers.
Left-wing politics
fromEsquire
2 days ago

Once Again, Congress Has Failed to Use Its Constitutional Powers to End the President's Ridiculous War

The Senate failed to stop the president's war, highlighting Congress's ongoing inability to exercise its constitutional powers.
#donald-trump
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

Why Forgetting About Impeachment and Moving On Is a Terrible Idea

Metabolizing Donald Trump's actions has become a damaging pastime, highlighting the need for constitutional remedies like impeachment and the 25th Amendment.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Biglaw To D.C. Circuit: This Isn't Just About Us - It's About Whether The President Can Put Lawyers On A Leash - Above the Law

The fight over Trump-era executive orders targeting Biglaw firms intensifies as firms argue these orders threaten constitutional independence and the rule of law.
Washington DC
fromAbove the Law
4 weeks ago

Even A George W. Bush Judge Thinks This White House Argument Is Ridiculous - Above the Law

A federal judge rejected the Trump administration's argument that demolishing the White House East Wing to build a $400 million ballroom constitutes a mere alteration, expressing exasperation with the government's legal position.
Social justice
fromemptywheel
4 weeks ago

The New Regime - emptywheel

Liberalism creates separation between economic winners and losers, breeding mutual resentment and social division that destabilizes society.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Trump Goes Off on Key Constitutional Tenet: One of the Many Great Scams of Our Time!'

Trump claims birthright citizenship is exploited by wealthy foreigners and contradicts the 14th Amendment's original intent.
US politics
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Trump's DOJ says he's not required to turn over official records

The Presidential Records Act mandates that presidential records belong to the U.S. government, a law Trump has challenged by retaining documents.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The United States loses its status as a liberal democracy: Trump is aiming for a dictatorship'

Almost a quarter of the world experienced democratic backsliding, or a shift towards autocratization, in 2025, and six of the 10 newly regressive countries identified in the research are located in Europe and North America, including G-7 powers such as Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Europe politics
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

The Rule Of Law Joins America's Dead Pets On The Rainbow Bridge - Above the Law

Trump attorney John Lauro claimed the DOJ improved under Attorney General Pam Bondi, contradicting legal observers who view current conditions as a constitutional crisis threatening prosecutorial independence.
fromBig Think
1 month ago

How the U.S. Constitution protects liberty from the powerful's dark impulses

The real Führer is always a judge. Out of Führerdom flows judgeship. One who wants to separate the two from each other or puts them in opposition to each other would have the judge be either the leader of the opposition or the tool of the opposition and is trying to unhinge the state with the help of the judiciary.
History
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

This Democracy Expert is Warning that ICE at the Airports is Absolutely a Dry Run for the Midterms

The United States is experiencing a rapid decline in democratic norms and institutions, with significant threats to upcoming elections.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Why Does the Supreme Court Treat Trump Like a "Regular" President?

The Supreme Court applies the presumption of regularity doctrine to Trump, assuming good faith and proper conduct despite evidence of illegal and unconstitutional motivations, creating a fictional version of the president divorced from reality.
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Mixing The Mixed Constitution - emptywheel

Burke's was a broadside that not only excoriated the social upheavals effected by the French revolutionaries and (by extension) commended by Marx, but the continual economic and social instability prized by modern liberal economic philosophy and practice. Against a new class of elites-mainly, an alliance between ideological progressive theorists and a rising financial oligarchy-Burke urged protection of the stability, tradition, and social continuities vital for the flourishing of ordinary people.
Left-wing politics
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Trump's board of peace is an imperial court completely unlike what was proposed

A Trump-run global board has shifted from a Gaza ceasefire focus toward a pay-to-play, semi-permanent peace body that risks supplanting UN roles and norms.
#executive-power
Law
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Department of Justice Drops Defense of Trump's Orders Punishing Law Firms

The DOJ abandoned legal cases against law firms that resisted Trump's executive orders targeting firms representing Democrats, demonstrating that legal resistance to executive overreach can succeed.
Law
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Department of Justice Drops Defense of Trump's Orders Punishing Law Firms

The DOJ abandoned legal cases against law firms that resisted Trump's executive orders targeting firms representing Democrats, demonstrating that legal resistance to executive overreach can succeed.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Trump's Lawlessness Joins Strategic Use of Law to Create a Facade of Legitimacy

President Trump received an unconditional discharge sentence despite a 34-felony conviction, and has demonstrated inconsistent positions on constitutional obligations and legal compliance.
Law
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Do Federal Officials Really Have "Absolute Immunity"?

Federal agents killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti during an immigration-enforcement operation in Minneapolis, triggering legal conflict over state ability to investigate or prosecute federal officials.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | The Trump administration believes that it has the right to decide what the rule of law is | amNewYork

A federal judge invalidated the Trump administration's policy of deporting undocumented immigrants to third countries rather than their home countries, ruling it violates U.S. law protecting against torture and persecution.
#presidential-war-powers
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Congress realizes maybe it's a bad idea to let presidents declare war unilaterally after decades of letting it slide | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Congress realizes maybe it's a bad idea to let presidents declare war unilaterally after decades of letting it slide | Fortune

fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

One of Trump's Earliest Authoritarian Moves Is Starting to Explode in His Face

From the moment Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term, he made clear that a major priority of his administration would be pursuing vindictive actions against his perceived enemies. One of the earliest targets of this agenda of retribution: law firms. In his first months in office, Trump signed executive orders that targeted firms that supported DEI, represented the Democratic Party, advocated for liberal causes, or employed prosecutors who had worked on former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Trump's 2016 campaign.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

It's up to the United States Congress, not any president, to declare war'

Congress holds constitutional authority to declare war, not the president, despite the Senate failing to pass a resolution limiting Trump's military powers regarding Iran.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Judge blocks Trump's attempt to restrict congressional visits to ICE detention centers for the third time

A federal judge blocked DHS policy requiring congressional notice before ICE detention center visits, ruling it likely violates budget restrictions and congressional oversight authority.
#immigration-detention
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

The Unstated Constitutional Problems With Obama "Using the 14th"

The Founders, in creating and nurturing our system of governance by and through the Constitution provided separate and distinct branches of government, the Legislative, Executive and Judicial and, further, provided for intentional, established and delineated checks and balances so that power was balanced and not able to be usurped by any one branch tyrannically against the interest of the citizenry.
#presidential-power
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Trump Administration's Bad Legal Takes Are Surprisingly Effective - Above the Law

The administration repeatedly targeted elite law firms with legally weak theories, and courts across the ideological spectrum consistently rejected those efforts.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Democrats have a constitutional power they aren't using to fight back: state resolutions | Sidney Blumenthal

Democratic state legislatures can revive pre-17th Amendment orders of instruction to pressure senators and counter attempts to impose a police state.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?

Trump and his family leveraged the presidency for large profit, including a secret Emirati payment and an A.I. chip sale, raising emolument and secrecy concerns.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Trump Is Borrowing All His Ideas About the Law From a Surprising Source

Yes. And that which is taking place in Minneapolis-and not simply in Minneapolis, but most pointedly in Minneapolis-ought not be framed as: "Is that lawful?" It ought to be framed as: "Is that right?" Are we going to allow a masked, heavily armed secret police force to march through the city all but unchecked, and checked only by the voluntary surveillance-to the extent they are checked-by plain citizens at their peril? A secret police force that, at least it appears at this point, enjoys absolute impunity? Those are profoundly moral questions. Those are moral judgements.
US politics
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago

Trump lawyer argues president has the power to fire all women & people over 40 if he feels like it - LGBTQ Nation

A government lawyer asserted the president's removal power could permit firing federal officials, potentially including all women and people over 40, raising constitutional challenges.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

A pardon for a price?

Donald Trump has used clemency extensively to reward loyal supporters, wealthy power brokers, and January 6 rioters while largely excluding non‑famous, vulnerable petitioners.
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