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October 2, 2019
Matt Ford
The Dereliction of William Barr
It takes a special kind of attorney general to make Jeff Sessions seem scrupulous.
August 30, 2019
Marcy Wheeler
How Trump’s Justice Department Screwed James Comey
The inspector general’s report strains mightily—and unconvincingly—to condemn the former FBI director for his memos about the president.
July 25, 2019
Matt Ford
We Are All Executioners Now
Attorney General Bill Barr announced that the government will put five prisoners to death in six months, ending a 16-year hiatus.
July 9, 2019
Matt Ford
The War to Empower Rural White Voters Is Bigger Than Trump
His attempt to include a citizenship question on the census is part of a broader legal crusade that predates his presidency—and will outlive it.
May 23, 2019
Magazine
David Dayen
The Radicalization of Fiona Scott Morton
A Yale professor's transformation from sober academic to antitrust crusader
May 14, 2019
Matt Ford
This Is Not a “Constitutional Crisis”
Not yet, anyway. And American democracy faces a bigger problem than Trump's abuses of power.
May 1, 2019
Matt Ford
America Needs to Hear From Robert Mueller
After Attorney General Bill Barr’s misleading portrayal of the Russia investigation, it's critical that the special counsel testify to Congress.
April 17, 2019
Matt Ford
Will Rod Rosenstein Regret Defending Bill Barr?
The release of the Mueller report is a moment of truth not only for the attorney general, but his loyal deputy, too.
April 11, 2019
Matt Ford
U.S. Charges Julian Assange With ... Well, What Exactly?
A relatively narrow indictment leaves critics to wonder if the threat to press freedom fits the crime.
March 12, 2019
David Dayen
The Trudeau Scandal Happens All the Time in America
Politically influential companies have been avoiding criminal prosecution since long before Trump became president.
December 7, 2018
Matt Ford
Will Trump’s pick for attorney general protect the Justice Department or the president?
November 15, 2018
Matt Ford
Trump effectively admits he chose Matthew Whitaker to undermine Mueller.
November 9, 2018
Matt Ford
How Much Damage Will Matt Whitaker Do to the Rule of Law in America?
Trump's interim attorney general will now oversee Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, which he has repeatedly criticized.
November 7, 2018
Matt Ford
The Agony and Malice of Jeff Sessions
Trump's attorney general was forced out over the Russia investigation, but he should be remembered for the damage he did to people's lives.
October 19, 2018
Matt Ford
Russia is still interfering in American elections, the Justice Department says.
October 17, 2018
Matt Ford
The Justice Department’s war on leaks strikes again.
October 10, 2018
Alex Shephard
CVS and Aetna get the Trump administration’s approval to form a mega health care company.
June 11, 2018
Matt Ford
Jeff Sessions shuts the door on asylum for women escaping domestic abuse.
May 22, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
The Number of Trump’s Impeachable Offenses Keeps Growing
In his attacks on Amazon and the Justice Department, the president is inviting a reckoning.
May 16, 2018
Matt Ford
Robert Mueller’s Most Important Accomplishment
The special counsel's Russia investigation has a lot to show for its 12 months of work, but one feat stands out.
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