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8/20/19
Jeff Sessions's Troubling Legacy
by Ronald L. Feinman
Unfortunately, Sessions’ ideas and policies live on through Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
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7/28/19
The Long History of Unjust and Lawless Attorneys General
by Ronald L. Feinman
It isn't just William Barr.
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
11-8-18
Matthew Whitaker is a crackpot
by Ruth Marcus
The acting attorney general doesn’t accept Marbury v. Madison.
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SOURCE: WSJ
9-12-18
Edwin Stanton Was Part of the ‘Resistance’—in 1860
by Adam Rowe
If President Buchanan’s experience is a precedent, Trump’s internal critic may privately flatter him.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
1-5-18
President Trump Wanted to Fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions for Not 'Protecting' Him. The Constitution Says That's OK.
The framers of the Constitution left voters to be the final check and balance on the president on this kind of decision.
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SOURCE: Newsday
2-27-15
Loretta Lynch isn't the president's BFF and that's good
by Jonathan Zimmerman
The attorney general serves as the lawyer for the president and for the nation, which is always a delicate balancing act. It's that much harder when the person the president chooses is also a close friend.
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