Last week I wrote about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to install a traditional, tough-on-crime prosecutor to the Court of Appeals, New York’s analog to the United States Supreme Court. Earlier this week, former Hon. Madeline Singas, formerly Nassau County District Attorney, was confirmed to a 14-year term in…

Much ink has been spilled in recent years about the conservative tilt of the federal judiciary. The partisan lean of the federal courts is undoubtedly important, but the vast majority of lawsuits and criminal prosecutions in the United States take place in state courts, and state court rulings are rarely…

Note: As part of an ongoing project, I am posting many old essays that, for a variety of reasons, I decided not to post publicly at the time they were written. …

Note: As part of an ongoing project, I am posting many old essays that, for a variety of reasons, I decided not to post publicly at the time they were written. …

Note: As part of an ongoing project, I am posting many old essays that, for a variety of reasons, I decided not to post publicly at the time they were written. …

Note: As part of an ongoing project, I am posting many old essays that, for a variety of reasons, I decided not to post publicly at the time they were written. …

Note: As part of an ongoing project, I am posting many old essays that, for a variety of reasons, I decided not to post publicly at the time they were written. …

Note: As part of an ongoing project, I am posting many old essays that, for a variety of reasons, I decided not to post publicly at the time they were written. To the best of my ability, I will note at the beginning of each piece the context in which…

Unpack it. Mitch McConnell’s single-minded quest to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant Supreme Court seat has led many folks to wonder whether the Democrats should pack the Court in response. This misrepresents the state of the Supreme Court. It has already been packed, and it is the Republicans who packed…