JPM Settles For Corruption
The much-ballyhooed $13 billion settlement between the Department of Justice and J.P. Morgan looks like an EU Treaty: pages of burble, plus various annexes. DoJ press release with full text etc. here....
View ArticleFederalism in the Weeds
Federal law (the Controlled Substances Act) prohibits the possession, use, sale etc. of marijuana. What to do about state laws, such as Colorado’s, that not only permit but affirmatively license (and...
View ArticleActing Attorney General Yates and the Decline of Civic Norms
Civic norms in our nation seem to be unraveling. Some citizens and legislators made a concerted effort to delegitimize President Obama by making frivolous claims about his place of birth. Today, other...
View ArticleThe Russians: Using Us without Signing Us Up
By now, you must have heard of the FBI’s plot to undermine President Trump. It’s what his lawyers allege. No doubt you also know, from members of the Democratic Party, of Trump’s plot to undermine...
View ArticleTrump’s Travel Ban and the Constitution
The outcome of Trump v. Hawaii, the “travel ban” case, set for oral argument in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 25, will undoubtedly be reported as whether President Trump won or lost, or, more...
View ArticleInstitutionalizing the Neo-Brandeisian Agenda
In December 2023, the Biden Administration released the much anticipated, and much criticized, “2023 Horizontal Merger Guidelines.” The Guidelines, which are a joint production of the Federal Trade...
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