Yes, a Reasonable Prosecutor Would Have Ordered an Investigation of the Trump Campaign
The Mueller investigation should be allowed to reach its natural conclusion, as should the DOJ's investigation of the FBI’s conduct.
Law & the Courts
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 22
1991—Federal district judge H. Lee Sarokin delivers a This Day classic. The backdrop: Richard R. Kreimer, a homeless man, camped out in the Morristown, New Jersey, public library, was belligerent ...
FGM Shouldn’t Have a Place in the U.S. — or Anywhere
Some hesitate to weigh in on this issue, worrying that to do so might appear culturally insensitive.
Nunes: No More Talks with DOJ until It Turns Over Documents
The House Intelligence Committee chairman also said he blames the Justice Department for a series of leaks to the press concerning the investigation.
SCOTUS Hands Win to Employers in Arbitration Case
In a 5–4 ruling, the court held that the law entitles employers to make employees waive their right to class-action litigation as a condition of employment.
Why Former Clinton Pollster Mark Penn Opposes the Russia Investigation
‘What’s unprecedented here is the fuzziness of the accusation of Russian collusion,’ Penn says.
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 20
1996—What’s one way to deal with unhelpful precedent? Just ignore it entirely, as Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion in Romer v. Evans does.
In 1986 the Supreme Court ruled in Bowers v. ...
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 19
2014—When Oregon officials irresponsibly refuse to defend their own marriage laws, the greatest relief that ought to be awarded is a default judgment in favor of the named plaintiffs. But ...
In Politicized Justice, Desperate Times Call for Disparate Measures
We wuz robbed. That’s the theme Democrats and their media allies are working hard to cement into conventional wisdom.
Judicial Nominations Update
This week brought another new record with the confirmation of the 21st circuit court judge since Inauguration Day.