Thomas G. Moukawsher

Newsweek Actually, Donald Trump Is a Little Like Al Capone | Opinion Published May 08, 2024 at 11:32 AM EDTUpdated May 08, 2024 at 1:52 PM EDT By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author Former President Donald Trump came closer to the truth than he realized when he compared his legal dilemma to Al Capone’s—just not in the way…

Newsweek No Presidential Immunity for Personal Crimes Dressed in ‘Official’ Clothing | Opinion Published Apr 25, 2024 at 5:09 PM EDTUpdated Apr 26, 2024 at 9:05 AM EDT By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author   After months of delay, the Supreme Court on Thursday heard former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution for crimes committed as…

Newsweek Why Supreme Court Inaction on Gerrymandering Threatens Democracy | Opinion Published Apr 05, 2024 at 6:23 AM EDT By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author Ours is a representative democracy. The people pass federal laws through their representatives. But what happens when those representatives loosen their connection to the people so much that they cease…

Newsweek Let Trump Appeal the New York Fraud Ruling, Not Evade It | Opinion Published Mar 26, 2024 at 9:39 AM EDT Updated Mar 26, 2024 at 9:57 AM EDT By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author Hit with an more than $350 million fraud judgment in New York, former President Donald Trump claimed he couldn’t provide some $454 million in security. Now…

Newsweek No Country for Law Men: The GOP Votes to Defund the FBI | Opinion Published Mar 22, 2024 at 5:37 AM EDTUpdated Mar 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM EDT By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author It is a supreme irony that with urban Democratic leaders easing ill-advised restrictions on police, Republicans in Congress have managed the only successful federal attempt…

Salon COMMENTARY With Jan. 6 case, the Supreme Court could take America down the dark road to dictatorship At a crucial crossroads for American democracy, the Supreme Court slow walks Trump’s immunity issue By THOMAS G. MOUKAWSHER   With the Supreme Court granting certiorari to Donald Trump on his immunity claims regarding the January 6th trial in Washington, we have…

Salon  COMMENTARY Supreme Court’s Colorado ballot decision exposes the lie behind conservatives’ claims of textualism SCOTUS pulls a duck and cover on the question of disqualification By THOMAS G. MOUKAWSHER In overturning the Colorado Supreme Court’s disqualification of Donald Trump from the ballot, the Supreme Court conveniently ducked its responsibility and covered Section 3 of the 14th Amendment…

Salon.com COMMENTARY Trump has one trick up his sleeve to dodge crushing NY fraud judgment How Donald Trump runs rings around the robed ones By THOMAS G. MOUKAWSHER PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 16, 2024 3:50PM (EST) Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a pre-trial hearing in a hush money case at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 15,…

Newsweek Donald Trump’s Fraud Case in New York Is Far from Over | Opinion By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author The New York Supreme Court decision in former President Donald Trump‘s fraud trial will show that American justice is real—and real slow. Yes, Justice Arthur Engoron‘s decision will show that no one is above the law. But the…