Judge Rules That Trump Pardon Doesn’t Erase Joe Arpaio’s Conviction
She said he escaped punishment, but that doesn’t “revise the historical facts.”
By Margaret HartmannShe said he escaped punishment, but that doesn’t “revise the historical facts.”
By Margaret HartmannA federal judge in Maryland joined a judge in Hawaii in blocking the revised ban, though he again went further and called it, in effect, a Muslim ban.
By Cristian FariasThis may be less about campaign donations, and more about the fear of going up against a deep-pocketed defendant in a high-profile sex-crime case.
By Cristian FariasMarc Fliedner, a Brooklyn civil rights lawyer, has been drafted by Liberal Twitter to take on the Manhattan DA in November. He’s ready.
By David Freedlander“While the recording is horrifying to listen to, what emerged from the audio was insufficient to prove a crime under New York law.”
By Nate JonesPrecedents set under Nixon and Clinton leave the president with few legal options when it comes to the Russia probe.
By Cristian FariasThe president has again demonstrated that the rule of law is a non-concern for his administration.
By Cristian FariasHe seems to be letting himself get hoodwinked by a meaningless threat.
By Cristian FariasMore than 56,000 in the storm-ravaged city could be affected by the president’s policy change.
By Cristian FariasProgressives have taken up a conservative principle as a shield against the federal government. But is it just a marriage of convenience?
By Cristian FariasAny charges will take months to materialize, but impaneling a grand jury — which can issue subpoenas and compel witnesses to testify — is a big deal.
By Cristian FariasThe Dept. of Justice’s new position is that federal civil-rights law doesn’t cover employees targeted by anti-gay bias
By Cristian FariasIt will collide head-on with the doctrine of animus — the legal principle guarding against singling out a group for harm.
By Cristian FariasRepublicans took Obama to court over the president’s duty to “take care that laws be faithfully executed.” Democrats should do the same.
By Cristian FariasJohn Roberts set a very favorable precedent for the former State Assembly speaker, who was sent to jail for public corruption.
By Cristian FariasHis interest in obtaining damaging Clinton information may violate several laws against campaigns working with foreign powers.
By Cristian FariasThe definition of the Supreme Court’s “bona fide relationship” is the new battleground.
By Cristian FariasThe Supreme Court’s definition of a “close familial relationship” is not as restrictive as the administration would like.
By Cristian FariasA look at the justices’ only blockbuster ruling for of the session: Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer.
By Cristian FariasIn the meantime, the Court will allow the ban, in much narrower form, to go into effect.
By Cristian Farias