Chris Geidner
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Landmark Push for Clemency in Oregon and Nevada Show Split Paths on Death Penalty
When Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced last week that she was commuting the death sentences of everyone on her state’s death row to life in prison without the possibility of... Read More → Read More
The incredibly unsubtle Amy Coney Barrett response that should worry LGBTQ Americans
The Supreme Court has delivered a consistent chilling message over the past year: Facts and precedent don’t matter if they obstruct conservative justices’ ideological extremist ends. → Read More
Democrats need to pick up the pace on appointing judges
Filling judicial vacancies must be a top priority for Biden's next two years. → Read More
Chief Justice John Roberts is about to get what he always wanted. That's a problem.
Six justices are likely to strike down race-conscious admissions policies. Supporters should learn from Democrats' sluggish response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. → Read More
Ketanji Brown Jackson takes the Supreme Court's conservative majority to school
No new justice in years has started a term quite like Jackson, as Tuesday's arguments over a Voting Rights Act challenge to Alabama's redistricting maps showed. → Read More
The 3 Types of Election-Denying Republicans Running for Secretary of State
Republican Dominic Rapini is unlikely to become Connecticut’s secretary of state, but election-denying candidacies like his are still damaging. → Read More
Trump's Mar-a-Lago lawyers have some real explaining to do
The legal debacle unfolding in Florida makes Trump's post-election clown-car operation look positively professional in comparison. → Read More
One potential nomination is threatening to ruin Biden's record of picking good judges
The Biden administration reportedly reached a deal with Mitch McConnell to nominate an anti-abortion conservative Republican to the federal judgeship. → Read More
Is marriage equality next if Roe falls? What the lawyers behind key LGBTQ Supreme Court victories say
Mary Bonauto of Obergefell v. Hodges, Roberta Kaplan of United States v. Windsor and Paul Smith of Lawrence v. Texas all say Alito’s draft opinion is a warning sign. → Read More
Justice Stephen Breyer remaining on the Supreme Court is a gamble
Justice Stephen Breyer won't resign from the Supreme Court he indicated recently. Ruth Bader Ginsburg did the same before her 2020 death. It was a big risk. → Read More
Justice Stephen Breyer resisting retirement depresses Democrats and excites the GOP
Justice Stephen Breyer, author of “The Authority of the Court and the Perils of Politics,” has resisted calls that he retire while Democrats can replace him. → Read More
Mississippi's abortion law is the gateway to the death of Roe
A Mississippi abortion law was all but endorsed by the Supreme Court's conservative justices Wednesday, which bodes ill for the future of key decisions like Roe. → Read More
Rahm Emanuel's coverup of Laquan McDonald's death can't be forgotten
Rahm Emanuel's coverup of the death of Laquan McDonald, not McDaniel, has to tank Joe Biden's nomination of him as US ambassador to Japan. → Read More
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies
Ginsburg spent nearly 40 years on the bench, first as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and then on the Supreme Court. → Read More
Former Rep. Aaron Schock Has Made A Deal With Federal Prosecutors
The latest twist in a four-year saga that began with a Washington Post reporter taking photos of Schock's "Downton Abbey"-inspired congressional office. → Read More
The Chief Justice Joined The Liberal Justices In Allowing A Death Row Inmate’s Dementia Claim To Move Forward
Alabama cannot put Vernon Madison to death if his dementia prevents him from rationally understanding why he is to be executed, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. → Read More
Trump's Memo Appointing Matthew Whitaker Raises Questions About When He Actually Took Over DOJ
The White House and Justice Department had previously declined to turn over the memo, which was obtained by BuzzFeed News in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. → Read More
Trump Will Declare A National Emergency To Build A Wall And Avoid A Government Shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday the president will make the emergency declaration when he signs a bill to keep the government open. → Read More
One Of Donald Trump’s New Attorneys Recently Left His Global Law Firm
Marc Mukasey, a former law parter of Rudy Giuliani, left Greenberg Traurig in mid-January to launch his own firm. → Read More
The Supreme Court Has Kept Louisiana's Abortion Provider Restrictions On Hold For Now
A 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the more liberal justices. → Read More