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October 29, 2025

Trump Attorney Accidentally Admits He’s In the Role Illegally

Bill Essayli’s attempt to gloat backfired.

October 22, 2025

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

George Santos Sure Picked an Interesting Time to Move Out of New York

The serial fabulist is taking his newfound freedom and getting the heck out of Dodge.

August 21, 2025

Trump’s Dumbest Lawyer Is About to Be Out of a Job—Again

A judge has ruled that Alina Habba has no lawful standing to serve as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey.

January 18, 2022

The Manhattan DA Started a Panic With Supposedly Soft-on-Crime Policies. His Critics Are Wrong.

Like other progressive prosecutors, Alvin Bragg is trying to acknowledge that prison time doesn’t fight crime.

June 26, 2019

Melissa Gira Grant

How Tiffany Cabán Would Reshape The Criminal Justice System

As Queens' district attorney, she would work to dismantle the devastating power of her office.

September 23, 2009

Christopher Orr

The Bloodlust State

September 8, 2009

If You Want To Sanction Iran You'll Have To Sanction Venezuela. Fat Chance! But There's More To The Peril, Much More

August 19, 2009

February 22, 2008

I, Superdelegate: In Defense Of Texas Superdelegates