Outside the Beltway

Most departments have shockingly little screening of their officers.

One of the most notorious war criminals in American history is dead at 80.

Immunity leading to impunity?

The only let him go so long out of kindness I suppose.

What out of control prosecutors and judges actually look like and why more people should be treated like former President Trump

A deep dive into why imperfect Criminal Legal System data is still reliable

Good news is seldom news.

He’s now just 31 felonies short of Donald Trump.

It’s a problematic concept.

Will the first President convicted of crimes be the first convicted felon re-elected as President?

Stunning news.

Closing arguments start today and a verdict and possible sentencing could come this week.

Eye-rolling moral equivalence that will lessen respect for international law.

Here are some special papers.

A truly bizarre spectacle.

A gross miscarriage of justice.

Heads he wins, tails you lose.

Immunity edition.

Trump is giving aid and comfort to insurrectionists.

tl;dr: Either he goes or she (and her office) go

A disturbing report.

More on the potential conflict of interest in Georgia

Fulton County Prosecutor’s alleged relationship with special prosecutor could derail the trial

This is the logical result of Trump’s legal arguments & that should give everyone pause

The Lawfare podcast offers a great primer on the eve of oral arguments

An illustration of the justice system working as designed.

Really not much to add on this one

Billions for a wall plus a likely showdown with the feds.

A few predictions that are going to disappoint just about everyone.

The highest court has agreed to expedite a ruling on a novel question.

He faces up to 17 years in prison.

Yesterday the Kraken. Today the Cheese. Whose flipping tomorrow?

She took a plea deal.

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

We need to do better.

The chickens are slowly coming home to roost.

Also: calls for his resignation.

He is seeking a new regional consensus.

A Republican lawmaker pleads guilty.

He was convicted of contempt of Congress.

A federal court has ruled, now the question is one of damages.

For the moment, the “January 6th” trial begins on March 4th, 2024

A shift in the legal team in GA.

They chose the ticket, now they are going for the ride.

tl;dr: Trump is a nightmare client & nightmare clients don’t do well in criminal courts

With the help of Popehat, I call out issues with the Fulton County case &, in doing so, piss everyone off

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

This makes four.