Liberals, Stop Mocking Originalism—and Start Claiming It

Liberal originalists’ most important contribution is the insight they share with Ponnuru and his conservative allies: that constitutional interpretation is not just for judges and lawyers in lawsuits but rather forged in what Amar has called a “constitutional conversation” and Continue reading Liberals, Stop Mocking Originalism—and Start Claiming It

Pro-Trump Lawyer Can’t Stop Getting Arrested for 2020 Crimes

Michigan lawyer Stefanie Lambert unsuccessfully tried to challenge the 2020 election results in court. Now she’s appearing before a judge in another capacity. Lambert turned herself in at a Michigan courthouse on Thursday, following another arrest earlier in the week, Continue reading Pro-Trump Lawyer Can’t Stop Getting Arrested for 2020 Crimes

Chinese poultry markets closed to stop spread of avian flu

Story highlights In January, 192 people were reported to have been infected with avian flu in China Sixteen of China’s 34 provinces have reported cases CNN  —  A number of provinces in China have shut down live poultry markets to Continue reading Chinese poultry markets closed to stop spread of avian flu

DOJ Rips Into Police for Failing to Stop Uvalde School Shooting Sooner

Police officials “demonstrated no urgency” in their response to the deadly elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and the response that did happen was plagued by “cascading failures,” according to a scathing Department of Justice report released Thursday. A gunman Continue reading DOJ Rips Into Police for Failing to Stop Uvalde School Shooting Sooner

Exasperated Judge Orders Trump Lawyer to Stop Reading Tweets Out Loud

Donald Trump’s legal strategy in his defamation trial apparently hinges on reading mean tweets aloud in the courtroom. Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba finished cross-examining E. Jean Carroll on Thursday. Presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan has already ruled that Trump defamed Carroll Continue reading Exasperated Judge Orders Trump Lawyer to Stop Reading Tweets Out Loud

Florida GOP Just Can’t Stop: New Bill Would Ban Virtually All Abortions

Just a month later, accounts for people including Dean Baker, the senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Andrew Lawrence, founder of the left-wing blog Media Matters, were temporarily suspended. Both men have been critical of Continue reading Florida GOP Just Can’t Stop: New Bill Would Ban Virtually All Abortions

Why Stop With Donald Trump? There Were Other January 6 Insurrectionists.

Back in October 2021, Rolling Stone published a blockbuster report alleging direct involvement in the planning of the insurrection by six Republican members of Congress: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Paul Gosar, Mo Brooks, Louie Gohmert, and Madison Cawthorn (Gohmert Continue reading Why Stop With Donald Trump? There Were Other January 6 Insurrectionists.