Law

Why Barr Won't Be Able to Keep the Mueller Report's Most Important Parts Private

The Attorney General would have to contend with two crucial court decisions

Why the Mueller Report Might Disappoint Almost Everybody

What to know if you're expecting a "collusion" charge

The President Has Been Implicated in a Crime. Statutes of Limitations Should Not Save Him

A former lawyer for Vice President Spiro Agnew recommends a solution

My Client Resigned From the White House. It's Time for Trump to Think About His Children and Do the Same

Impeachment should be far from the President's only concern

This Supreme Court Case on Hunting Is Really About a 150-Year-Old Treaty and Wyoming's Existence as a State

The implications of the case go all the way back to the 19th century

I Was a Sex-Crimes Prosecutor. Here’s Why ‘He Said, She Said’ Is a Myth

A former Assistant U.S. Attorney explains its roots in medieval law

Why Trump Couldn’t Really Stop the Mueller Investigation—Even if He Fired Rosenstein

And how that should change the President's calculus

Trump Has a Problem with the International Criminal Court

The U.S. has a long history of opposing the Court

Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Weren't Always Such a Spectacle. There's a Reason That Changed

Hearings used to happen behind closed doors, if at all

How Trump Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Could Threaten Undocumented Children's Education

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has stoked public outrage more consistently than any other member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, a group not principally known for evading indignation. But perhaps DeVos’s most alarming error to...

'Operation Finale' Shows the Capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. But What Happened at His Trial Changed History, Too

"The trial’s purpose was to put the Holocaust on trial"

Why the U.S. Has the Campaign Finance Laws That Michael Cohen Broke and What Their History Means for Trump

The Tillman Act was passed in 1907

John Dean Helped Expose Nixon's Role in a Conspiracy. He Says Michael Cohen Just Did the Same to Trump

"What got me through the whole matter was my belief that the truth ultimately prevails"

Why President Trump Couldn't Have Stopped the White House Counsel From Talking to the Mueller Investigation

And why talk of attorney-client privilege is misleading

Why President Trump's Latest Collusion Claims Don't Add Up

Assessing the "Collusion is not a crime" and "I did not know about it" arguments

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wishes This Case Had Legalized Abortion Instead of 'Roe v. Wade'

She explained why during her confirmation hearing. She was confirmed by the Senate 25 years ago.

5 Reasons Why Supreme Court Nominations Have Failed

From ethical concerns to election years

Trump's Supreme Court Pick Puts Spotlight on 'Roe v. Wade' on 150th Anniversary of the Amendment That Made the Case Possible

Renewed focus on the case coincides with the birthday of the 14th Amendment

I Brought the Case that Made Same-Sex Marriage Legal. Anthony Kennedy's Retirement Threatens All We Have Won

'Before his retirement announcement, as a member of the LGBTQ community, I saw Kennedy as something of a hero'

I'm a Judge Who Decides if Children Should Be Separated from Abusive Parents. Here’s How Trump’s Immigration Policy Should Change

To better reflect how America already handles

The Surprising Consequences of the Supreme Court Cases That Changed Sexual Harassment Law 20 Years Ago

One reason why legal remedies for workplace harassment are hard to come by can be traced to a pair of 1998 cases

Why Drug Company Executives Haven’t Really Seen Justice for Their Role in the Opioid Crisis

The maker of OxyContin faces a new lawsuit

Why This Flag Day Is a Reminder That the Meaning of American Patriotism Is More Complicated Than You Might Think

Flag Day 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision about whether patriotic gestures could be mandatory

The President’s Pardon Might Be About More Than Dinesh D’Souza

Just look at Trump’s own legal trouble

3 Things We Learned from the New Ruth Bader Ginsburg Documentary

'RBG' arrives in theaters on May 4

Trump Allies: Rudy Can't Fail

"If anyone can do that, it would be Rudy"

President Trump Can’t Declare War, Only Congress Can. So Why Won't It?

While Trump launches bombs — and brags about a nuclear button — Congress dithers

Donald Trump's Personal Attorney Is in Trouble

“There’s no way the facts can shake out where he didn’t violate some statute"

Robert Mueller Says President Trump Isn’t a ‘Criminal Target.’ Trump Shouldn’t Celebrate Yet

'If Trump thinks he's safe, he is seriously mistaken'

Why the Next Driverless Car Crash Victim May Not Be Able to Sue

How much should we protect the people who innovators put in danger?

A court ruling has broader implications for the President

Donald Trump's New Lawyer Once Argued Presidents Can Be Indicted

He was talking about Bill Clinton

Pepe the Frog Creator Is Suing InfoWars for Selling Right-Wing Posters

The cartoon frog has become a symbol of the alt-right

The Nunes Memo Doesn’t Reveal an Abuse of Power. It Is One

There is every indication that the Nunes memo was designed to present a misleading picture

How the President Can Be Prosecuted as a Criminal

What the Constitution does — and doesn't — say on presidential immunity

How the Judge in Larry Nassar's Case Undermined Justice

Even though many felt her remarks were necessary