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  1. The Right Coast

    The Stunning Reversal of Trump s Legal Fortunes – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    A year ago, the legal system seemed to be closing in on Donald Trump.Prosecutors painted a sweeping portrait of a president who allegedly tried to overturn the results of an…

  2. The Right Coast

    Donald Trump and the Clouseau Democrats – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Even this understates the degree of malpractice. Mr. Biden apparently wants to make his party fight, perhaps all the way through Election Day, over how bad his condition is. Is…

  3. Legal Profession Blog

    Michigan Charges May Proceed

    By Michael Frisch

    The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered that charges against election denying attorneys go forwardThe Grievance Administrator filed a one-count formal complaint againstrespondents on May 1, 2023, for alleged misconduct…

  4. The Right Coast

    WSJ Exclusive Poll | Trump Expands Lead Over Biden as Age Worries Grow – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Donald Trump has opened a 6-point lead over President Biden among voters nationally, with 80% saying that the president is too old to run for a second term, a new…

  5. Constitutional Law Prof Blog

    Court Expands Presidential Immunity, Remands January 6 Case Against Trump

    By Steven D. Schwinn

    The Supreme Court ruled today that a former president enjoys certain immunity--and as a practical matter probably near total immunity--from federal criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office. The…

  6. Sentencing Law and Policy

    DPIC releases new report focused on "How the U.S. Electoral Process Increases the Arbitrariness of the Death Penalty"

    By Douglas Berman

    Via email, I learned that this morning the Death Penalty Information Center release this big report titled "Lethal Election: How the U.S. Electoral Process Increases the Arbitrariness of the Death…

  7. The Right Coast

    French elections: Far right surges in first round, left comes second ahead of Macron’s camp

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The far-right Rassemblement National made historic progress in the first round of France's snap legislative elections on Sunday, June 30, in a vote marked by a high increase in turnout.…

  8. The Right Coast

    New Peer-Reviewed Research Finds Evidence of 2020 Voter Fraud | RealClearPolitics

    By Thomas A. Smith

    By a margin of 52% to 40%, voters believe that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.  That s per a Rasmussen Reports survey from this month. This…

  9. The Right Coast

    Biden s Shaky Debate Performance Has Democrats Panicking – The New York Times

    By Thomas A. Smith

    President Biden hoped to build fresh momentum for his re-election bid by agreeing to debate two months before he is formally nominated. Instead, his halting and disjointed performance on Thursday…

  10. Simple Justice

    The Alternative To Bad

    By Scott Greenfield

    I may have mentioned this before. The alternative to bad isn’t necessarily good. It can always get worse. But President Joe Biden cannot run for re-election. Few expected that to…