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Ken Starr
The Failure of DOJ’s Special Counsel System The recent record is dismal. Just handle these high-profile cases like any other.
rest in peace
Sept. 13, 2022
Ken Starr, Bill Clinton’s Inquisitor, Dies at 76 In a long career that took him from the Reagan White House to Jeffrey Epstein’s defense bar, his failed pursuit of the Clintons is his central legacy.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Jan. 27, 2020
GOP Leaders, Trump’s Defense Team Grasp at Weak Defenses After Bolton Leak Republican senators and Trump’s legal team attempted to draw attention from Bolton’s revelation, but their arguments had severe logical gaps.
By Matt Stieb
impeachment
Jan. 27, 2020
What We Learned on Day Six of Trump’s Impeachment Trial The revelations from John Bolton’s manuscript began to sway Republican senators, even as Trump’s lawyers became adversarial.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Jan. 17, 2020
Trump Trial Team Will Include Alan Dershowitz, Ken Starr Apparently Trump craved the lurid spectacle these two disgraced old legal beagles bring to his solemn Senate trial.
By Ed Kilgore
kavanaugh watch
May 27, 2019
Is Justice Kavanaugh As Bad As Democrats Feared? Conservatives’ salvation? Cautious operator? Here’s what we’ve learned so far about the impact Kavanaugh will have on the law, and Americans’ lives.
By Ed Kilgore
Kavanaugh: A Safe Supreme Court Pick Who Will Carry Out the GOP’s Extreme Agenda He’s a careful jurist whose murky abortion stance will make it easier for pro-choice GOP senators to pretend that the future of Roe v. Wade is secure.
By Ed Kilgore
Kavanaugh Remains SCOTUS Front-runner Despite Right-Wing Backlash Abortion hard-liners and Bush haters are prominent in attacks on Kavanaugh, but he’s no Harriet Miers, and remains the front-runner for Trump’s nod.
By Ed Kilgore
An Old Starr Meets a New Opportunity If the House GOP winds up looking at a second Clinton impeachment, why not bring back the family tormentor? Luckily, he’s on the job market.
By Ed Kilgore
crimes and misdemeanors
May 26, 2016
Baylor Demotes University President, Fires Coach for Mishandling Rape Claims Athletics staff “improperly discredited” rape victims and “denied them a right to a fair investigation.”
By Jonah Shepp
crimes and misdemeanors
May 26, 2016
Baylor Demotes University President, Fires Coach for Mishandling Rape Claims Athletics staff “improperly discredited” rape victims and “denied them a right to a fair investigation.”
By Jonah Shepp
reading lists
May 6, 2014
By Allison P. Davis
history repeating itself
Mar. 5, 2012
Ken Starr Redux: Lefty Icon Targeted Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct A secret investigation over alleged sexual peccadilloes — sound familiar?
By Kiera Feldman
in the magazine
Sept. 19, 2011
The Rise and Fall of a Ponzi Schemer’s Stripper Wife Diane Passage is now kicking guys in the nuts for $100.
By Dan Amira