Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
Jared’s RulesThere’s one legal standard for Trump’s family and another for everyone else.
Jurisprudence
A Prayer for the Real VictimsFor Jeff Sessions and the Supreme Court, the battle for Christians’ religious liberty is one of the only fights that matters.
Low Concept
Robert Mueller Needs a New TeamIn order to crack this case, he’s going to have to call on a new kind of expert.
Jurisprudence
The Russia Conspiracy Goes to CourtTwo DNC donors and a staffer are suing the Trump campaign for working with the Russians to leak their emails. Will they win?
Jurisprudence
Is Donald Trump Jr. Guilty of Treason?Probably not, but he likely committed this other crime.
Amicus
Amicus: Breakfast Table ReduxDahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern, and Pamela Karlan chew over the recently completed Supreme Court term.
The Breakfast Table
Supreme Court Breakfast TableEntry 12: Did the court just seriously wound the separation of church and state?
Amicus
The “Pity if Something Happened to the FBI” TranscriptRead what Amicus had to say about Comey’s testimony and the legal weight of Trump’s tweets.
Jurisprudence
Make This Obstruction Thing Go AwayTrump has always treated lawyers like hired help. As president, he’s finally found attorneys who refuse to do his bidding.
Jurisprudence
Polemicists in RobesThe president’s latest batch of bomb-throwing judicial nominees will transform the federal bench for generations to come.
Jurisprudence
Trump’s Tweets Must Now Be Taken SeriouslyThe 9th Circuit’s travel ban ruling declares the president’s Twitter feed is a legally binding stream of consciousness.
Amicus
The Animus Amicus TranscriptRead what Slate’s Amicus podcast had to say about International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump.
Jurisprudence
Lawyers Aren’t WizardsThere’s no magic legal spell to remove Donald Trump from office. Americans are just going to have to stand up and fight his abuses of power.
Jurisprudence
Grandma Is Family AgainA judge rules against Donald Trump’s travel ban guidelines saying grandparents don’t count as close family.
Jurisprudence
Orchestrated ChaosTrump’s election commission has been a disaster. It’s going exactly as planned.
Jurisprudence
Unsolicited Advice for the White House Press CorpsFilm the press briefings, ignore the spin, and revel in your nerdom.
Jurisprudence
SCOTUS Splits the Travel Ban BabyThe Supreme Court’s ruling doesn’t make much sense as a matter of law. That may be good for Donald Trump.
The Breakfast Table
Supreme Court Breakfast TableEntry 7: Will SCOTUS make the travel ban fight moot?
The Breakfast Table
Supreme Court Breakfast TableEntry 3: Are Roberts and Kennedy drifting from the right toward the center?
Jurisprudence
Dodging InsanityThe Supreme Court doesn’t know how the justice system should deal with mental illness.
Jurisprudence
Trump May Never Fire Robert MuellerNevertheless, the president has taught us that potentially illegal actions are still possible, so long as he wants them to happen.
Amicus
Amicus: Nice Little FBI You’ve Got Here. Pity if Something Happened to It.What counts as “obstruction of justice”? And should judges pay attention to Trump’s Twitter feed?
Jurisprudence
When the Nazis Come Marching InI never feared the First Amendment until white supremacists
came to my hometown.
Jurisprudence
Is Trump Trying to Lose?Three ways Monday’s bizarre tweetstorm sabotages his administration’s defense of the travel ban.