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Why The IG Report Undermines Mueller’s Obstruction Investigation
Below is my column on the implications of the IG report for the obstruction allegations being investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. I have previously written how the most likely explanat…
Critical Mass: USC Professor Calls For Film Critics To Be Selected By Race and Gender
University of Southern California Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith has written a report entitled “Critic’s Choice?” with USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative which discussed the p…
Yes, the President Can Pardon Himself
President Trump this morning has caused a stir by declaring that he can grant himself a self-pardon. As I argue in today’s column and prior writings (here and here), he is right.
Sessions And How No Good Deed Goes Unpunished In Washington
Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on the continuing attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions. There is obviously an effort to push Sessions into resigning while laying the groundwork for f…
Missouri Prosecutors Condition Dropping Of Charges Against Greitens On His Promising Not To Sue Them
The resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is little surprise given the myriad of criminal charges brought against him for sexual misconduct and campaign violations. This resignation comes afte…
GWU Sued For Refusing Appeal In Sexual Assault Case Despite Allegations of False Testimony
George Washington University is embroiled in a federal challenge against its handling of a case by one of our students accused of sexual assault. The case raises troubling questions of the school&…
Justice Delayed Is Justice: Mueller Fights To Delay Russian Collusion Trial
There is an old joke among criminal defense attorneys that “justice delayed is justice,” a twist of the old adage that “justice delayed is justice denied.” The joke reflect…
Florida Man Arrested For Yelling The Facts Of Life To Children From Atop Playground Equipment
Otis Dawayne Ryan, 30, has a curious idea of family planning education classes. The Florida man was arrested in Clearwater Beach at a playground after he climbed atop a piece of equipment at a Cle…
With New Referral To The Inspector General: The FBI Finds Itself Caught In A Crossfire Hurricane
Below is my column in the Hill Newspaper on newly released information on the use of an informant against Trump officials as well as other details stemming from Operation Crossfire Hurricane. The …
Colorado Man On Frontier Flight Urinates On Back of Seat After Being Moved For Allegedly Groping A Woman
According to an FBI affidavit, Michael Allen Haag, 45, set a new low for unruly passengers. The Colorado man is accused of first groping women on a flight and then, when moved to a new row, urinat…
Going To The Dogs? Therapy Animals Rise 1400 Percent In One Year At Yale
We have followed the continuing difficulties on airlines where the increasing number of therapy dogs has caused rising complaints from passengers and staff alike, including the recent bizarre case …
Thrill Kills Turn Into Wild Massacre: Eleven People Accused Of Killing Spree Of Wild Animals in Oregon
Evl in Eleven people in Oregon have been charged in what have been described as “kind of demented social club” that would kill and even decapitate animals in thrill kills that became a …
SUNY Student Reprimanded Under “Unwritten Policy” For Criticizing Liberal Intolerance At Open Mic Event
We have been discussing the rapid erosion of free speech on our campuses and the increasing confrontations with students who bar speech with which they disagree. The result is that schools are cavi…
Tale of Two Cases: Manafort and Cohen Cases Stand In Glaring Contradiction
Below is my column in The Hill newspaper on the controversial comments of Judge T.S. Ellis III. While I viewed that insinuations about Mueller’s motivations to be inappropriate, there is a r…
No, Giuliani Did Not Implicate Trump In Obstruction of Justice In Comey Comments
Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on the widespread criticism of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s interviews as implication his client, President Donald Trump, in the crime of …