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Special counsels can help presidential administrations avoid the perception of bias, but they are not as independent as the independent counsels of the past.
A key element in proving Trump’s guilt or innocence is determining the former president’s state of mind and whether he has shown a consciousness of guilt before and after the alleged crimes.
Biden could face trying to win an election against an opponent being prosecuted by the government he leads. This is uncharted territory for a US president.
Spy cases are rare. More typically, as in the Trump indictment, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting of certain sensitive government information.
If a person – in this case, the former president of the United States – is charged by federal and state prosecutors, or prosecutors in different states, at the same time, which case goes first?
Special counsels can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.
A department rule advises federal law enforcement officials to refrain from making public comments about ongoing investigations that may impact an election in the 60 days leading up to that election.
Two national security law experts explain how the Espionage Act isn’t only about international intrigue, and share other important points about the law that was invoked in a search of Trump’s estate.
A presidential scholar sets the history and context for the battle over President Trump’s official records – and says it isn’t the first records battle between the government and a former president.
A former Oath Keepers member testified during a congressional hearing that it was time to stop mincing words about the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol: ‘It was an armed revolution.’
Criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot could spark political consequences – not only for Trump, but for US democracy.
Many states have found ways to remove partisan politics from their court systems.
New members are joining and some are leaving – as right-wing groups reorganize, scholars of the movement foresee increased polarization, with a risk of more violence.
To repair the public’s dwindling trust in the federal government, politicians must recommit to the impartial cooperation that bolsters political institutions.
History shows that attorneys general who are picked by – and serve at the pleasure of – the president are not as independent as they may be expected to be.
Many Supreme Court nomination battles depended on whether the president’s party also had control of the US Senate.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has sparked a battle over the future of the Supreme Court. Against that backdrop, a nominee faces prescribed steps towards a confirmation vote in the Senate.
We examine the highlights in 334 legal opinions written by Obama’s pick to replace Antonin Scalia.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago
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Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Visiting Research Scholar at the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Zurich, University of Zurich
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Professor of Law, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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J.J. "Jake" Chair of Congressional Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina – Charlotte