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Trump's Own Attorney General Says Indictment Is 'Very, Very Damning'

Plus: Mark Zuckerberg reacts to the Twitter Files, CNN's lockdown hypocrisy, and more...

Reason · Jun 12, 2023

Editorial: Keep fighting public corruption: The US Supreme Court keeps weakening the prosecutors’ tools to pursue crooks in government

In two unanimous decisions handed down this month, the U.S. Supreme Court did exactly what was unfortunately expected and tossed out convictions won by famed corruption-buster former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. The justices didn’t like what both Bharara and the trial court had agreed was criminal behavior by Andrew…

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Do Conservatives Actually Like RFK Jr., or Do They Just Think He'll Hurt Biden?

Democrats spent tens of millions of dollars last year's midterms meddling in Republican primaries. Republicans may now be borrowing a page from their playbook.

Reason · May 17, 2023

In memoir, former Cuomo aide says 'nothing goes unaddressed'

A memoir from a top aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who defended him during the deadliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an investigation that concluded he sexually harassed 11 women, comes out in the fall

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Justin Fairfax (Former Va. Lt. Gov.) Loses Libel Lawsuit Against N.Y. Public Radio

From Judge Anthony Trenga's decision today in Fairfax v. N.Y. Public Radio (E.D. Va.): On August 6, 2021, NYPR aired a radio show named "The Takeaway" on the topic of "Politics, Power and Abuse" that featured a conversation between Vanessa Tyson, a professor of political science, and the show's host,…

Reason · Apr 4, 2023

Even if Trump gets a mug shot, we may not see it. Here's why

It's not clear whether the former president will have a mug shot taken when he appears in a Manhattan court on Tuesday. And even if he does, a state mug shot law may prevent the public from seeing it.

WEKU · Apr 4, 2023

Cert. Petition on the First Amendment and Coercive Government Threats in NRA v. Vullo

William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I filed a petition earlier this month asking the Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit decision in NRA v. Vullo; I think many of our readers will find it interesting (my apologies for the delay in…

Reason · Mar 21, 2023

New York's Libertarian and Green Parties Petition Supreme Court Over New York's Restrictive Ballot Access Laws

The third parties think the new ballot restrictions meet no legitimate state interest besides guaranteeing Democrat and Republican hold on government.

Reason · Mar 17, 2023

Former Cuomo aide alleging sexual harassment sues New York

A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit has filed a separate lawsuit against the state

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign settles racism lawsuit with ex-leader

Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, and its Black former president, Alphonso David, have settled a lawsuit in which David had alleged racial discrimination in his firing, the two sides said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2023