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No, the President Has Not Defied a Supreme Court Ruling
The exaggerations on both sides are spectacular. The truth? There’s less to the case than meets the eye, writes Jed Rubenfeld.
Jed Rubenfeld
Were the Menendez Murders Justified?
Increasingly, judges are giving lighter sentences to criminals who suffered abuse during childhood. That could be good news for the ‘monster’ brothers.
Esther Haynes
Fight Club: Execute Luigi Mangione?
Charles Fain Lehman says Mangione’s alleged crime is the very reason the death penalty exists. Nick Gillespie says the government has no business taking…
Charles Fain Lehman  and Nick Gillespie
The Legal Trick Being Used to Trip Up Trump
Judges are issuing orders that block government policies from taking effect anywhere in the country. Jed Rubenfeld explains what to do about them.
Jed Rubenfeld
Think Congress Will Stop Trump’s Tariffs? Think Again.
Trump’s tariff edicts are a sign of how far the United States’ political reality has strayed from its constitutional design, writes Chuck Lane.
Charles Lane
Jed Rubenfeld: Are Trump’s Tariffs Legal?
The president’s economic policies could soon be challenged in court. But do the president’s opponents have a chance?
Jed Rubenfeld
Luigi Mangione Fans ‘Coming in Hot’ After News of Death Penalty
Within one hour, hundreds have given more than $12,000 to ‘free Luigi’—the heartthrob accused of killing a CEO.
Olivia Reingold
Jay Bhattacharya: ‘Fauci’s Pardon Is a Good Thing’
The new National Institutes of Health director tells The Free Press that he forgives the very people who nearly destroyed his career.
Maya Sulkin
Mom Who Sued School for DEI Records Told They’re ‘a Trade Secret’
A Pennsylvania school refused to divulge its curriculum on the grounds of confidentiality. Then a mother fought the district in a state appellate court.
Frannie Block
Jed Rubenfeld: Donald Trump’s War on Big Law
The president is pursuing a vigorous—and possibly unconstitutional—campaign against the nation’s top law firms. Will any of it stick?
Jed Rubenfeld
‘I Applied for a Work Visa—and Was Thrown in Prison for Weeks’
As a law-abiding Canadian working in the U.S., Jasmine Mooney, 35, thought getting a new visa would be easy. Then she was handcuffed and put in an ICE…
Jasmine Mooney
WATCH: Leonard Leo—The Man Who Rebuilt the Supreme Court
The Federalist Society chairman talks Trump, threats against judges, and why the pro-life movement is at the lowest point in its history.
Bari Weiss
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FULL TRANSCRIPT: Leonard Leo—the Man Who Rebuilt the Supreme Court
The Federalist Society chairman talks Trump, threats against judges, and why the pro-life movement is at the lowest point in its history.
Bari Weiss
LISTEN: Will Mahmoud Khalil Be Deported?
The morning of March 8, Mahmoud Khalil was detained at his apartment in New York City.
Bari Weiss
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Lawsuit Targets Anti-Israel Campus Leaders for ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Hamas
Complaint alleges student organizations are providing ‘material support’ to terror groups.
Maya Sulkin
Are the Venezuelan Deportations Unconstitutional?
The administration deported hundreds of people under the Alien Enemies Act. A judge stayed the order. That’s not a crisis. It’s how our system works.
Jed Rubenfeld
Inside the Cult of Luigi Mangione
A Columbia grad, a cashier from Utah, and a Lockheed Martin engineer have one thing in common: They believe the alleged killer is a progressive American…
Olivia Reingold
Why MAGA Is Furious with Amy Coney Barrett
The fight over the justice is really a fight for the future of legal conservatism.
Jed Rubenfeld
Jailed. Pardoned. Now Rod Blagojevich Wants to Be a ‘Trumpocrat’
With a presidential pardon in the bag, the disgraced ex-governor may be eyeing a run for mayor of Chicago. ‘I’m at the stage of my life that’s a new…
Olivia Reingold
Trump to Columbia: Fix Campus Antisemitism or Lose $5 Billion in Federal Funds
Fed probe ‘is as serious as can be,’ says task force member. ‘I have the Department of Education guys texting me every day asking when they can start…
Maya Sulkin
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the U.S. Mint’s Scramble to Conceal DEI Personnel
The bureau hid its five DEI staffers from Trump—and then covered their trail, a whistleblower tells The Free Press.
Josh Code
Adults with Disabilities Deserve to Work
For many people with intellectual disabilities, a subminimum-wage job offers pride, responsibility, and some extra cash. So why are activists fighting…
Jill Escher
Death Row Inmate Saved by Supreme Court
Richard Glossip was scheduled to die nine times after being convicted of murder. Now he could walk free. ‘This is truly a miracle,’ his wife tells The…
Rupa Subramanya
How Western Judges Became Chinese State Puppets
Judges from the UK and Australia sit on Hong Kong’s highest court to supposedly help it uphold the law. But, in fact, they’re ‘giving legitimacy’ to a…
Frannie Block
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