Today, Thursday, June 5, at 11 a.m. Eastern, we’ll be going live with lawyer and former United States Attorney Preet Bharara. You can watch our Live events on your desktop at The Ink or on your phone or tablet with the Substack app.
Can a university obey enough?
Under Donald Trump, is the pardon power just patronage in disguise?
How truly Kafkaesque are the White House’s attacks on the law? Judge James Boasberg’s ruling that the men sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison can challenge their kidnapping and removal provides a clue.
Is Trump projecting — or trying to erase Joe Biden’s presidency?
Are immigrants and asylum seekers even supposed to follow the rules anymore?
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is ready to fight — can the Democratic Party process generational change?
How have the ever-expanding definitions of “antisemitism” and “national security” brought us to a new travel ban on refugees and college students?
Have chatbots made everyone a cheater?
With Elon Musk reportedly on the outs with the White House, are centrist Democrats seriously considering courting him as an ally?
And does new evidence show that mass protest really works?
Before we talk with Preet Bharara later this morning, visit the links below for a look back at some of our past coverage of the courts, the expansion of executive power, and Donald Trump’s ongoing attempt to bend the law to his own ends.
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