The Democrats Should Transmit the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate Without Delay
There are four main reasons this gambit should be abandoned.
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John Roberts’s Surprisingly Straightforward Task Ahead
The chief justice’s role in the impeachment trial is a limited one, and he should be able to manage it easily without putting his or the Court’s legitimacy at risk.
A Stunning Vote Reversal in a Controversial First Amendment Case
A Fifth Circuit panel judge has changed his mind about DeRay Mckesson’s liability for violence at a Baton Rouge protest, but Americans’ right to protest is still under assault.
The Senate Impeachment Trial Could Use a Little Secrecy
Closed-door proceedings may be just what the country needs.
How to Conduct a Trial in the Senate
The Constitution does not provide procedural guidelines for how an impeachment trial is to be conducted—so the senators of 1868 had to figure it out as they went.
Don’t Let the First Amendment Forget DeRay Mckesson
An activist is on trial for being an activist, and the Supreme Court needs to protect anti-police protesters.
Democrats Have Failed to Prove Their Case Against Trump
Republicans are still waiting for a convincing case that the president was acting to advance his own personal interests.
Even Impeachment Has to Follow the Rules
The process may be political, but it also must conform to certain legal norms.
What the Democrats Left Out
Instead of settling on charges that relate to statutory crimes, with clear, concrete criteria, the Democrats have instead released two articles of impeachment in which the misconduct exists largely in the eye of the beholder.
The Age of the ‘Dead Parrot’ Supreme Court Case
Conservative activists keep asking the Court to hear cases that are already irrelevant—and, worryingly, the Court keeps saying yes.