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2:13POLITICALLIESLEGAL?
Can politicians lie about their opponents?
Prof. Barbara McQuade · Michigan Law
Why defamation's "actual malice" standard is the main legal limit on lies in political campaigns
4:22954 viewsTHESHADOWDOCKET
What is the shadow docket?
Dahlia Lithwick · Slate
How emergency orders decided without full briefing or argument became a major channel of Supreme Court power.
6:14734 viewsPICKINGYOUR OWNJUDGE?
Due Process – Can a Litigant Appoint His Judge?
Alicia Bannon · Brennan Center for Justice
Must a judge step aside when a litigant appointed her? Caperton's "serious risk of actual bias" test.
5:11CYBER ATTACK:USE OFFORCE?
Is a Cyber Attack a Use of Force Under International Law?
Prof. Duncan B. Hollis · Temple Law
Why the effects of a cyber operation, not the intrusion itself, decide whether it is a use of force.
2:551K viewsWHAT ISDAPA?
What is DAPA?
Profs. Cristina Rodríguez & Adam Cox · Yale Law · NYU Law
The deferred-action program for parents of citizens and green card holders, and why the courts blocked it.
4:28865 viewsDHS v.THURAISSIGIAM
DHS v. Thuraissigiam – The Landmark Immigration Case
Profs. Cristina Rodríguez & Adam Cox · Yale Law · NYU Law
How the Supreme Court limited habeas review and due process for asylum seekers in expedited removal.
1:57634 viewsIMPEACHABLECRIMES?
What crimes can trigger impeachment of the president?
Judge Andrew Napolitano · Former NJ Superior Court Judge
Treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors: the standard for impeaching presidents and judges.
2:22774 viewsCAN APRESIDENTOBSTRUCT?
Can a President "Obstruct Justice?"
Prof. I. Bennett Capers · Fordham Law
What counts as obstruction, why a sitting president is not indicted, and how presidential immunity applies.
2:27WHO CAN THEPRESIDENTPARDON?
Who can the President PARDON and how does it work?
Judge Andrew Napolitano · Former NJ Superior Court Judge
How far the presidential pardon reaches, from uncharged crimes to self-pardons, and what it erases.
1:382.8K viewsTRUMP'SBUSINESSESIN OFFICE?
Can President Trump continue to run his businesses?
Judge Andrew Napolitano · Former NJ Superior Court Judge
Why conflict-of-interest laws skip the president, and where the Emoluments Clauses fit in.
3:14705 viewsVOTERINTIMIDATION
What is voter intimidation?
Suraj Patel · Attorney
Threats at the polls, armed officials, and lies about when to vote: what counts as voter intimidation.
2:422.1K viewsWHAT IF ANOMINEEDROPS OUT?
What if a nominee withdraws pre-election?
Prof. Richard Pildes · NYU Law
Party rules, state ballot deadlines, and the Electoral College: how a presidential nominee gets replaced.