SocietyCommentary
SOCIETAL ROT, Part 1: Businesses Destroyed by Rampant Crime
This is the first of a five-part series. The iconic Macy’s department store on Union Square in the heart of San Francisco is closing because… Read More
LawNews
‘Trial by Ambush’: Former Federal Prosecutors Call Alvin Bragg’s Strategy Unlike Anything They’ve Seen Before
When defendants go on trial, the allegations against them are generally clear. Not so with former President Donald Trump and his “hush money” case. Prosecutors… Read More
Law Analysis
‘Hush Money’ Criminal Case Against Trump Is ‘Bogus.’ Legal Expert Explains Why.
Among all the legal charges facing former President Donald Trump, the criminal case out of New York City that begins Monday “is the most bogus,”… Read More
LawNews
Conservative Scholars Debate Prison Abolitionists at Berkeley Conference on Crime
BERKELEY, Calif.—When scholars from the Right and Left recently met at UC Berkeley School of Law to debate what to do about surging crime, the… Read More
LawNews
Recalled San Francisco DA Says Victims Don’t Have Rights Under the Constitution
BERKELEY, Calif.—Crime victims don’t have rights under the Constitution, former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was recalled by voters in 2022 amid an… Read More
LawCommentary
In Chicago, Violent Criminals Go Free While This Man Languishes in Jail
A nasty divorce case has put a man behind bars for 18 months in Chicago’s Cook County Jail despite what he says is a clean… Read More
LawCommentary
Unforeseen Consequences of ‘Defund the Police’: High Crime, Low Morale, Hiring Woes
Having served as the chief of police for three suburban law enforcement agencies just outside of Washington, D.C., I have watched with concern—though not surprise—as… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Trump Files Flurry of Motions Seeking to Dismiss Georgia Election Charges
Former President Donald Trump filed three motions Monday to dismiss his Georgia 2020 election case, including one claiming presidential immunity prevents his prosecution. The motions… Read More
LawAnalysis
STACKED DECK: The ‘Jan. 6 Jurisprudence’ About to Be Unleashed on Trump in DC
Defense attorneys have coined the term “January 6 Jurisprudence” to describe the treatment received by the more than 1,200 defendants arrested so far in connection… Read More
LawCommentary
Chief Judges of DC’s Local Courts Must Answer for Questionable Conduct
Judges are supposed to be impartial, and they’re supposed to appear impartial, too. That means that generally judges cannot comment on matters that might appear… Read More
