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Justice Roberts' Drone Strike on George Washington's Legacy

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emptywheel
In an opinion that tries to cloak his power grab with an appeal to President Washington, John Roberts has suffocated the greatest thing Washington gave the United States, the presumption that Presidents would cede to the power of elections.
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Jack Smith's Way Forward

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emptywheel
Among other things, Jack Smith now has cause to issue a report of all the core Executive conduct -- like abusing pardons -- that John Roberts just said cannot be prosecuted.
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SCOTUS' Republicans Allow Presidents to Use SEAL Team 6 To Execute Their Opponents

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emptywheel
Yes, if the President sics SEAL Team Six on his opponent as an official act, he is presumptively immune from consequences.
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Open Thread: Last Batch of SCOTUS Decisions

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Rayne
The Supreme Court's last batch of decisions for the 2023-2024 term will drop shortly -- I think.
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Don't Let a Biden Succession Crisis Create a Succession Crisis

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emptywheel
The calls for Biden to resign the Presidency at which, by most measures, he continues to have historic success, only to leave Kamala Harris without a Vice President are as silly as calls for 71-year old Sherrod Brown to replace Biden on the presidential ticket.
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The "Wow, Pictures!" Tabloid Coverage of Trump's Stolen Documents Is as Bad as Conspiracy Mongering

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emptywheel
Last week's filing with pictures from the Mar-a-Lago search did more than simply slob-shame the former President. They showed the chain of custody behind the most important discoveries made in that search.
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NYT 2016: “But Her Emails” NYT 2024: “But His Debate”

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Rayne
Welcome to NYT's 2024 election FUD operation: “But His Debate”
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Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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Rayne
Marcy and Nicole discuss this week's SCOTUS decisions and those yet to come including presidential immunity
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Joe Biden: Three Weeks and Four Months

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emptywheel
Joe Biden has a choice to make about whether he remains the best shot to beat Donald Trump. And one way or another, Republicans will be stuck with a candidate who vigorously acts unpresidential.
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Supreme Court Makes 18 USC 1512 a Paperwork Crime, But Does Not Address Corrupt Purpose

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emptywheel
In a move that will roil hundreds of January 6 prosecutions, the Supreme Court just required a paperwork nexus for Obstruction prosecutions.
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Aileen Cannon Confesses She's Unable to Distinguish between Golf Balls and Nuclear Weapons

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emptywheel
Depending on how you count, Aileen Cannon issued three or four decisions yesterday. The most telling is an order letting Trump have a mulligan on whether his false attacks on the FBI pose a danger to society. As Jack Smith's team described…
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Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, Final Day* of Term Edition

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Rayne
This is it: SCOTUS will deliver the last* undecided cases of the term this morning. This is an open thread.
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The Day After

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Rayne
In which I tell you to get a fucking clue and check in with reality.
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2024 Presidential Election: First Presidential Debate

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Rayne
The first presidential debate of the 2024 election season will air at 9:00 p.m. ET this evening. Discuss your perspective of the candidates' performance and their messages to us in this open thread.
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The Madness of Macron

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Quinn Norton
Quinn Norton lays out all the reasons Macron's decision to call snap elections is so stupid.
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Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, Thursday Edition [UPDATE-1]

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Rayne
The last of SCOTUS's undecided cases drop this morning or they drop tomorrow — will today's include Trump v. United States? This is an open thread.
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Sammy Alito Makes a Great Case Trump Censored Fox News' Accurate 2020 Election Reporting

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emptywheel
In his Murthy v. Missouri dissent, Sam Alito said that if the President demands that a media outlet censor true content to publish favored content, that is impermissible censorship. He made a great case that Donald Trump unlawfully dictated Fox News' coverage during the 2020 transition.
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Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, Wednesday Edition [UPDATE-2]

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Rayne
13 cases remain undecided; the next batch of decisions will be delivered by SCOTUS this morning. This is an open thread.
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The Damaging Precedent of the Julian Assange Espionage Guilty Plea

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emptywheel
DOJ could have drafted the plea agreement with Julian Assange to do far less damage going forward, but for reasons that are not yet clear, they did not.
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