The former president has raised several legal arguments that do not yet have clear answers. A constitutional scholar says they’re questions worth asking.
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The Constitution makes clear that a president who was impeached and convicted can still be prosecuted − but what about one who is acquitted in two impeachment trials?
With co-defendants of Donald Trump accepting plea bargains, an expert in criminal law explains what these legal agreements are and how they work.
Running a campaign or serving as president from jail would pose untold challenges, but it’s not prohibited.
Trump’s lawyers, and those prosecuting him, aren’t the only ones grappling with the problem of finding unbiased jurors in the age of social media.
Former President Donald Trump’s mug shot is in line with the traditional mug shots that arrested people first took in the mid-1800s and early 1900s, a police photography expert explains.
Federal and state RICO charges, which target racketeering, have been applied to a wide range of crimes committed by politicians and business people over the past few decades.
Trump has not been silenced. The limits on his speech protect fundamental rights − including his right to a fair trial by an unbiased jury and the public’s right to a working justice system.
From immigration and federal spending to Ukraine and the state of American schools, eight GOP presidential candidates had a lot to say.
Trump has trial dates set for three of his four criminal cases. But generally, state and federal prosecutors will coordinate to make sure that their dates don’t overlap.
Donald Trump faces ‘double the trouble’ as Georgia charges were added to federal charges brought over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. And that’s thanks to federalism.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ RICO charges against Trump are targeting election law violations, but by another name. The charges can result in a minimum five years in prison.
What can President Trump and his lawyers say about documents and witness statements used as evidence in his upcoming trial over his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election?
New findings by political scientists at Northwestern University and Harvard Kennedy School provide a clearer picture of which demographic groups support Trump.
While Trump has received early warnings ahead of indictments and detailed explanations behind the charges, criminal defendants typically get a bare-bones explanation.
Donald Trump’s legal woes will nourish and strengthen his rhetorical style, and his followers will continue to be persuaded by how he makes them feel, not by reason, facts or critical thought.
Trump faces fresh charges over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result – but how it will affect his 2024 run for the White House remains to be seen.
A grand jury indicted Donald Trump on conspiracy and obstruction charges related to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Donald Trump has been indicted for crimes in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A legal scholar looks at the law to determine whether he can boycott his upcoming trials.
Scholarly experts explain many aspects and angles of the criminal cases involving former president Donald Trump.
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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Professor of Criminal Law, Immigration, and Race and Law, University of California, Davis
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Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Loyola University Chicago
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Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Law; Senior Faculty Fellow, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
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Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
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Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor of Intelligence Studies, Texas A&M University
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Director of Research, Academic Development, and Innovation, Middlebury
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
