Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn’t Disrespectful, It’s American
Judge Kyle Duncan lashed out at students who protested his appearance at Stanford Law School, but shouting at political figures is our most protected speech right.
Mar 15, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies
The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit has placed the network in real legal jeopardy, and even its friends might not bail it out this time.
Mar 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump
The special counsel may indict Trump for something, but it’s already too late to stop him from running for president again.
Mar 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet
At the heart of the cases is whether social media companies like YouTube and Twitter should be held accountable for their users’ posts.
Feb 23, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Real Problem With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call for a “National Divorce” The Real Problem With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call for a “National Divorce”
For Greene, "divorce" is just another word for secession—and now, as then, it has everything to do with white supremacy.
Feb 22, 2023 / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself The Supreme Court Can’t Even Agree on a Code of Ethics for Itself
Since the high court won’t police itself, it’s time for someone else to institute ethics reform for it—no matter what the naysayers argue.
Feb 17, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic
(Rather than a cohort of extremists that ignores judicial precedent and makes up facts to suit its agenda.)
Feb 10, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize
Many of the people rising for Nichols’s parents during the State of the Union didn’t do enough to prevent his death—and quite a few did worse than that.
Feb 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal
An Appeals Court Just Ruled to Give Guns Back to Domestic Abusers An Appeals Court Just Ruled to Give Guns Back to Domestic Abusers
In the United States, the “right” to carry a gun now trumps the right not to be killed by an abusive partner.
Feb 8, 2023 / Elie Mystal
What the Charges Against the Cops Who Killed Tyre Nichols Really Mean What the Charges Against the Cops Who Killed Tyre Nichols Really Mean
Prosecutors chose from multiple potential charges to land on second-degree murder for the five officers who killed Nichols.
Feb 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal