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When Special Counsel Smith’s January 6th Trial Will Reach a Verdict: Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

Updated overview of potential timelines for the resolution of Donald Trump's appeal and trial in federal prosecution for January 6th.
Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference

What to Expect Following Trump’s Civil Fraud Judgment: A Primer on the Appeals Process and More

Answering questions about appellate procedures and how former President Trump may try to stop or limit $450m civil fraud judgment.

How Long Will Trump’s Immunity Appeal Take? Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

Likely trial start dates for former president Trump in DC, now that the Circuit Court has ruled and the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.

How Long Will Trump’s DC Immunity Appeal Take? Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

An overview of the potential procedural pathways for former President Trump's appeal of his federal prosecution for election interference.

Mandate Matters: How the DC Circuit Could Limit Trump’s Run-Out-the-Clock Strategy

The DC Circuit has every reason to put the burden on former President Trump by issuing a quick mandate.
(L) Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the sentencing hearing of the Trump Organization at the New York Supreme Court on January 13, 2023 in New York City (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images); (R) Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The Manhattan DA’s Charges and Trump’s Defenses: A Detailed Preview

Analyzing DA Bragg's options for felony charges, including campaign finance crimes and conspiracy to prevent an election, and Trump's defenses.

The Deeply Concerning, Misguided D.C. Circuit Mandamus Ruling in the Flynn Case

Analysis of the Court of Appeals' decision of June 24, 2020 in the case of Michael Flynn.
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Is it Unconstitutional for the Supreme Court to Hear Court-Martial Appeals?

According to a provocative new amicus brief filed by the Hoover Institution’s Adam White and UVA Law Professor Aditya Bamzai in opposition to certiorari in Akbar v. United…
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The Alarming Gaps in Military Appellate Review

We pay a lot of attention on this blog to the Guantánamo military commissions and the principal structural defect in those tribunals as currently constituted, to wit, their power…
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