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Elie Mystal
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Elie Mystal is the executive editor of Above the Law and a contributing writer for The Nation , as well as the legal editor of WNYC’s More Perfect . He can be followed @ElieNYC.
How the 45th president has packed the courts with ultraconservatives—and reshaped the judiciary for a generation.
It’s a warning for the next time the Supreme Court rules against him.
She’s using the media instead of the legal system, but her tactics are as corrupt as they were in 1989.
June 4, 2019
Progressives shouldn’t believe in unknowable plans on faith.
The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.
The Freedom Caucus gadfly is making the argument Pelosi and her party should be making.
For Democrats, this must be the hill we fight on—and even die on, if necessary.
Hint: From Congress to the courts, people keep treating Trump like a “normal” president. It’s time to stop.
The message to black people: They can come for us at any time.
Democratic candidates need to stop showing up on a white-supremacist network.
April 18, 2019
Even under the standard Mueller set for himself, he didn’t finish the job.
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