Prosecutors of George Floyd Cops Will Struggle to Get Four Convictions
Prosecutions of police officers are notoriously difficult to win. The accused officers' likely defense strategies are beginning to come into focus. "Cause of death" will be one important issue. A likely focus for the two most junior officers will be "chain of command."
In Arbery Shooting, George Zimmerman-Style Defense May Resonate With Jurors
The killers of Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery may claim self-defense. An earlier case-—and a local prosecutor's memo—may provide defense fodder.
Watchdog Groups Say Coronavirus Crisis Threatens Voting Rights, Abortion
Civil rights activists see danger in the choices being made between safety and liberty.
Legal Historian: AG Barr's Actions Are 'Remarkably Not Normal'
Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case, says Jed Shugerman, was "yet another breach of norms in a pattern with Trump and Barr."
Is Chief Justice John Roberts The Tiebreaker If The Senate Splits 50-50?
Here's are the key questions—and experts' best guess at the answers. The short answer is: it's complicated.
Reagan's Solicitor General Says 'All Honorable People' Left Trump's Cabinet
Former solicitor general under Reagan and Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried blasts President Trump and William Barr, saying of Barr, "You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. His reputation is gone."
Trump May Have Broken Federal Bribery Laws. What Will His Justice Dept Do?
Now that the snowballing evidence of quid pro quo has become so rock solid that even Trump's most die-hard stalwarts feel political pressure to concede it, a question begs to be answered: Why hasn't the Department of Justice opened a formal criminal inquiry into Trump's conduct?
Sheldon Whitehouse On Impeachment, Court-Packing and "Getting to 67 Votes"
Whitehouse describes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as a "wily cat" and opines that there might already be "enough horror and resentment" in the Senate to convict Trump on impeachment articles.
Three LGBTQ Cases Set to Test the Supreme Court's Conservative Principles
Three explosive cases are about to test whether conservative Supreme Court justices are seen to rule according to their professed legal principles—or their politics.
How Harvard Caved to Students and Fired Its First Black Faculty Dean
Ron Sullivan talked to Newsweek about defending Harvey Weinstein and how "the loudest voices in the room" intimidated Harvard leaders and cost him his job.
It's Congress vs the White House: Who Will Win?
When Democrats took control of the House last January, visions of subpoena power danced in their heads. Six months later, the question looms: Will they have anything to show for their efforts before the next election—just 17 months off.
Google and Oracle's 'Copyright Case of the Decade' May Go to Supreme Court
The 'copyright case of the decade' is a $9 billion copyright infringement suit Oracle filed against the search giant, Google, nearly 10 years ago. Google is asking for the Supreme Court to hear the case. Will it happen?