Joshua Kolb
counsel at Democracy Defenders Action
Joshua Kolb is counsel and manager of Rapid Legal Response at State Democracy Defenders Action.
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The problem with Lindsey Halligan’s appointment was clear from the start
Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found that all actions flowing from Lindsey Halligan’s defective appointment constituted unlawful exercises of executive power.
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The calamitous influence of Stephen Miller has become impossible to ignore
The removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the natural result of Miller’s attempt to impose his draconian deportation goals.
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Judge Cannon’s latest ruling proves the judiciary has become MAGAfied
Even given Cannon’s clear bias and reckless handling of the case from the outset, this development is jaw-dropping.
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The Supreme Court’s latest Jan. 6 ruling is a problem for Trump
The ruling could actually bolster the prosecution against the former president.
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We represented Michael Cohen during Trump’s trial. Here’s what we learned.
Cohen’s experience throughout the trial is particularly instructive about the underlying structural strength of our institutions.
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The Supreme Court’s terse immunity order gives three clues about Trump’s claim
The most important factor in the case, however, is timing.
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The D.C. Circuit’s rejection of Trump’s immunity claim leaves nothing for the Supreme Court to resolve
The answer to whether absolute immunity exists for presidents is clear.
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Trump’s election interference trial is on hold. It shouldn’t be.
The trial stay can and should be lifted by the D.C. Circuit.
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Clarence Thomas’ next step will test SCOTUS’ ethics code — and democracy itself
Unfortunately, the Court’s new ethics canon leaves those kinds of decisions to the justices themselves.
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Two courts blow up Trump’s immunity claims
The former president’s attempts to claim immunity fall flat.