Newsweek Justice Neil Gorsuch’s Fight With Bureaucracy Should Begin Closer to Home  Thomas Moukawsher Published Aug 28, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT Everyone complains about bureaucracy, but, as with the old joke about bad weather, no one ever seems to do anything about it. In his new book Over Ruled, Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and his co-writer Janie…

Newsweek Democrats Need to Unite in the Center  Thomas Moukawsher Published Aug 20, 2024 at 3:25 PM EDT Above the convention center where the Democratic National Convention meets this week is a serendipitous sign: “United Center.” Yes, it’s literally the name of the convention center’s corporate sponsoring airline. But, if Democrats heed it, stay united, and move their…

Newsweek Supreme Court: The Death of Justice Has Been Greatly Exaggerated  Thomas Moukawsher Published Aug 19, 2024 at 8:49 AM EDT   We live in an age of exaggeration. It’s dominated by two fallacies of informal logic. First, there’s the fallacy called “hasty generalization.” A politician takes a bribe—or two politicians take bribes— and we conclude that all politicians…

Newsweek Today’s Supreme Court Is Anything But Conservative Thomas Moukawsher Published Aug 05, 2024 at 12:03 PM EDT   Little noticed amid the sturm und drang of recent weeks, is the 2024 Republican Party Platform. Most platforms are a buffet of bluster anyway, but this year we should worry that Republicans mean what they say, or, with respect to the courts, what…

Newsweek Judge Cannon Lets Trump Squirm Off the Hook in Documents Case Thomas Moukawsher Published Jul 16, 2024 at 10:20 AM EDT Like a get-well card from an old friend, Judge Aileen Cannon‘s ruling dismissing the secret documents case couldn’t have come at a more opportune moment for Donald Trump. Not only is the former president recovering from his wound following…

Newsweek The Rule of Law Is More Important Than How You Feel About Trump  Published Jul 15, 2024 at 10:38 AM EDT Thomas Moukawsher Following the failed assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, Americans have a lot to think about. Trump’s supporters can rejoice that he was not killed or more seriously injured, but his opponents…

Newsweek It’s Not Just About Immunity Here. It’s About Impunity Over There Thomas G. Moukawsher Published Jul 10, 2024 at 12:17 PM EDT One consequence of the Supreme Court‘s recent decision on presidential immunity may seem laughably quaint—its consequences for the Nuremberg Principles—collectively, the idea that the law could address, and thus deter, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes…

Newsweek It’s Not Just About Immunity Here. It’s About Impunity Over There | Opinion Published Jul 10, 2024 at 12:17 PM By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author One consequence of the Supreme Court‘s recent decision on presidential immunity may seem laughably quaint—its consequences for the Nuremberg Principles—collectively, the idea that the law could address, and thus deter, crimes…

Newsweek Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Delays Justice for Jan. 6 and May Deny It | Opinion Published Jul 01, 2024 at 3:07 PM EDT By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author On July 1, when considering the election subversion claims against former president Donald Trump, the Supreme Court confirmed what every American should know deep in their bones. As Chief…

Newsweek The Chevron Doctrine Runs Out of Gas | Opinion Published Jun 28, 2024 at 4:36 PM By Thomas G. Moukawsher Retired Judge and Author Supporters of the rule of law should welcome the Supreme Court‘s abandonment of the so-called “Chevron doctrine.” Most of its supporters misunderstand it. The rule, named for a case involving that gas giant,…