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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
The Rule of Law After the Vibe Shift
Can Trump make America great again by executive order? Or is he trashing the Constitution?
Charles Lane
Chris Christie: Eric Adams and Equality Under the Law
Weaponization of the law has no party. It is wrong all of the time.
Chris Christie
Danielle Sassoon’s Courage and the Rule of Law
The Justice Department ordered New York’s top federal prosecutor to drop charges against Mayor Eric Adams. She refused.
The Editors
‘I Gave My Life to the FBI. And It Damn Near Broke Me.’
As an agent, Pat McMonigle fought terrorists abroad and survived missile strikes. But it was a case close to home that finally made him crack.
Pat McMonigle
How Much Can Trump Change with the Stroke of His Pen?
Jed Rubenfeld separates hype from reality on Trump’s executive orders.
Oliver Wiseman
Joe Biden’s Unpardonable Last Act
As Trump takes office, he has a chance to end the cycle of lawfare Democrats started.
Eli Lake
Porn Is Inevitable
The Supreme Court is about to decide if requiring age verifications on explicit sites is unconstitutional. But whatever happens, porn will survive.
River Page
Biden’s Transgender Prison Policy Goes to Trial
Rhonda Fleming says being forced to shower with male inmates violates her constitutional right to bodily privacy. On Tuesday, a court will hear her…
Madeleine Kearns
The Burning Woman on the Train—and the Future of My City
Lawbreaking is an acid that dissolves civic life. Those of us who love New York need to say: No more.
Reihan Salam
Abigail Shrier Was Vilified. Now She’s Been Vindicated.
The author uncovered the truth about the dangers of transitioning minors—and stood up to bans, boycotts, and smears.
The Editors
The Curious Case of Luigi Mangione
The young man suspected of murdering the UnitedHealthcare CEO is weirdly normal-seeming.
River Page
Daniel Penny’s Innocence—and the Shame of Alvin Bragg
A just verdict for Daniel Penny does not erase the cynical, wrongheaded, and unwarranted prosecution.
The Editors
Preemptive Pardons Are a Terrible Idea
No president has ever issued preemptive pardons to an entire class of people. If Biden does it, it will mark a further degradation of American politics.
Eli Lake
Live Updates: Jury Is Deadlocked in Daniel Penny Trial
After over 20 hours of deliberation, jurors couldn’t decide on a manslaughter charge. But the judge told them to come back on Monday to deliberate on a…
Olivia Reingold
The Biden Administration’s Prosecution of Dr. Eithan Haim
A doctor spoke out about gender transition treatments at a children’s hospital. He might go to prison for it.
Tom Bartlett
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