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Donald Trump and Alvin Bragg (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Underestimating Alvin Bragg’s case against Donald Trump is a historic mistake

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Former US President Donald Trump attends the first day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 15, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump is on trial in that NYC courtroom — and so is Judge Juan Merchan

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images)

Judge stops Trump’s Georgia sideshow: 5 key takeaways from the Fani Willis ruling

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Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Desperate for delay in New York criminal trial, Trump fires blanks to stop it

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Immunity ruling boosts chances of a speedy Jan. 6 trial for Trump

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Donald Trump and Ronna McDaniel (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Lordy, there are more tapes: How Trump’s Michigan arm-twisting may come back to haunt him

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Sidney Powell, Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Shocking verdict against Rudy Giuliani serves as a warning shot for Donald Trump

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The exterior of the Texas State Capitol is seen on September 05, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas Republicans drove Kate Cox out of her own state. What her abortion story means for America

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US President Donald Trump followed by US Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) steps off Air Force One on May 30, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

A dictator on “day one”: The time to push back on Trump is now

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A supporter of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump hold up signs while he delivers remarks during a campaign event on November 11, 2023 in Claremont, New Hampshire. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Building the mandate for MAGA: Why Trump is choosing a harm offensive over a charm offensive

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Jim Jordan, James Comer and Hunter Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

James Comer brings the MAGA circus to town: What the House GOP witness list says about impeachment

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US President Donald Trump (2L) walks next to US House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after a meeting at the US Capitol with the House Republican Conference in Washington, DC on June 19, 2018. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP’s phony impeachment will backfire — Trump and McCarthy will pay the price

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Janet Protasiewicz, 60, is sworn in for her position as a State Supreme Court Justice at the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda in Madison, Wis. on August 1, 2023. (Sara Stathas for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Wisconsin GOP’s impeachment plan: Another MAGA coup against democracy

Dennis Aftergut, Austin Sarat
U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani waits to testify before the Michigan House Oversight Committee on December 2, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. (Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)

A good week for the rule of law: With democracy in crisis, courts are doing their job

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Donald Trump watching Fox News (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Fox News)

The mainstream media is winning the war against “fake news”

Dennis Aftergut, Philip Allen Lacovara
Donald Trump | The US Capitol Riot on January 6, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why the Justice Department must prosecute the lawyers who conspired with Donald Trump

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago on November 08, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump loses bigly on “Big Lie”: His own judge rules against him on bogus suit against CNN

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA longs to impeach Joe Biden — and un-impeach Donald Trump. It won’t work

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Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts at the Supreme Court on Friday, Oct. 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Two anti-equality decisions show billionaires’ return on Supreme Court investment

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Ken Paxton and Clarence Thomas (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Clarence Thomas, Ken Paxton and Donald Trump: The corrupting influence of oligarchy

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on April 27, 2023 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump doubles down on a losing hand in E. Jean Carroll’s rape case

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Attorney Davida Brook (second from left) of the legal team representing Dominion Voting Systems hugs her colleagues as she leaves the Leonard Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 18, 2023. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Fox News caves, and the real winner isn’t Dominion — it’s democracy and the rule of law

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Activists are pushing back against what they call Rupert Murdoch's right-wing propaganda machine, as Fox News continues to spread misinformation about the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election, and the January 6 insurrection. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Dominion lawsuit is only the beginning: We must demolish the Fox News propaganda machine

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Alvin Bragg and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s attacks on prosecutors are ominous — but they won’t work

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