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And, above all, we will be watching to see if Special Counsel Smith brings Jan. 6-related cases against non-rioters, including the former President. [read post]
27 Dec 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
I relied in part on an anecdote involving a visit by Justice Scalia to the University of Texas and and his clear lack of interest in what his friend and former colleague Doug Laycock planned to publish in the Supreme Court Review about his opinion in the “peyote case,” Smith v. [read post]
26 Dec 2022, 7:09 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The report recommended that the Department of Justice prosecute former President Donald Trump on four criminal charges, including conspiracy and incitement of insurrection. [read post]
26 Dec 2022, 10:22 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Claire Leavitt, Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College, presents an overview of the broad investigative powers of the Congress from the 1920s to the present. [read post]
23 Dec 2022, 4:46 am by Ryan Goodman
What follows are highlights of the January 6th Select Committee’s final report from our initial review. [read post]
20 Dec 2022, 6:05 am by Benjamin Wittes
The most important feature of the 154 pages of “Introductory Material to the Final Report of the Select Committee” is not the much-discussed criminal referrals of Donald Trump and others. [read post]
19 Dec 2022, 9:01 pm by Dennis Aftergut
But his November 18 appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith appears to be making up for lost time.As for participants in the Capitol invasion and the perpetrators of related acts of violence since, their prosecution matters greatly for our future. [read post]
16 Dec 2022, 3:38 am by Chris Seaton
” Finally, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife. [read post]
15 Dec 2022, 4:39 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“Jack” Smith’s latest subpoena shows the investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to undermine the 2020 election results is before a newer grand jury in place at least through March 2023. [read post]
15 Dec 2022, 8:04 am by Jim Sedor
But far-right, inexperienced, and Donald Trump-endorsed candidates lost winnable seats across the country. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 1:19 pm by Patricia Hughes
EXAMPLES OF CHALLENGES Blatant ChallengesAlthough this post is primarily about Canada, among the most blatant challenges was the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021to prevent the constitutionally required process for certifying the 2020 presidential election and make Donald Trump president, despite his having lost the 2020 election. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 12:48 pm by Rick Hasen
Fascinating oped from Stephen Weissman: Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee two federal criminal investigations involving former President Donald Trump was praised by some of Smith’s former Justice Department colleagues, who highlighted his… Continue reading The post “Trump special counsel Jack Smith lost the John Edwards case — what might that mean? [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 5:01 am by Alan Z. Rozenshtein
The case presents the question of whether former President Donald Trump should have civil immunity for the violent consequences of his Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” speech. [read post]
9 Dec 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
They are among the first known subpoenas issued by Smith, who was named to oversee the U.S. [read post]
Van Grack and Jacqueline Chervak explore the appropriate venue for potential charges the Justice Department might one day bring against former President Donald Trump in connection with its investigation—now being spearheaded by Special Counsel Jack Smith—of Trump’s alleged possession of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence. [read post]
7 Dec 2022, 5:01 am by Chuck Rosenberg
Attorney General Merrick Garland, citing “extraordinary circumstances,” recently appointed a special counsel to investigate whether former President Donald Trump or others “unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election[.] [read post]
US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in November to oversee the criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump. [read post]