Explainer: SCOTUS & Mail-in Ballots
A *really* quick primer on what happened & what did not
Who Decides Who Decides?
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Parchment Promise
A few thoughts in advance of Civil Procedure Day 1
How This Gets Written
And a word about AI
Broadcast Week in Review
Who Decides Who Decides is first and foremost a place for written analysis.
An Emergency Built to Order
A former Vegas oddsmaker handed the President a fake legal theory for changing the midterm rules. The President said "stranger things have happened." He would know.
A Sneak Peek at the Producer Notes
BTS segment notes!
Fauci, the Fifth Amendment, and the Contempt Vote
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted on party lines this morning to advance a resolution holding Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.
Explainer Series: Is Priority Access His to Sell?
The President's posts move markets. His company is now charging trading firms for millisecond priority on them.
The "Chief Client" Problem
Gaetz → Bondi → Blanche.
An airplane, a six-pack, and the Eighth Amendment
Plus, "Who Decides Who Decides?" in the New York Times
Explainer Series: War Powers & the War Powers "Clock"
The Constitution gives the power to Congress. The practice has given it to the President. Here is how that happened, and where it stands today.
A "Who Decides?" Week in Review
A bizarre primetime address, an AG confirmation fight, a slush fund smackdown, SCOTUS before Congress, DOJ targets NYT. & teleprompter trading? Articles & media clips in one place, newest first.
Trump's Election Speech: A Day After Q&A
Misleading claims vs. real laws, contrary data, and serious dangers.