Bill Blum is a Los Angeles lawyer and a former state of California administrative law judge. He is a columnist with Truthdig.com, and a regular contributor to The Progressive.
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The White House
Unequal Justice: Call Trump to Testify at His Impeachment Trial
None of the potential witnesses identified by Democrats could offer evidence as relevant as the President on his motives in dealing with Zelensky and ordering a hold on American aid. Read more
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Unequal Justice: Democrats Go Surgical and Small on Impeachment
The Trump articles comprise a narrative of corruption, and on close inspection may not be as constrained as they appear at first glance. Read more
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Unequal Justice: Impeachment, Bill Barr, and the Reichstag Fire
Trump has dispatched Barr to promote a wacky rightwing conspiracy theory that could discredit the Mueller report, divert public attention from Trump’s manifold acts of corruption, and cripple the impeachment inquiry. Read more
Unequal Justice: John Roberts’ Dark Legacy of Voter Suppression
Plaintiffs are litigating voting rights cases in Alabama, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, and several other states. Some will succeed, some will fail, but all will be more uncertain and expensive thanks to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Read more
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Supremely Conservative
Chief Justice John Roberts rules the roost—and while he may be a swing vote, make no mistake: Roberts is no liberal. Read more
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Unequal Justice: Julian Assange is an Enemy in Trump’s War on the First Amendment
Unless and until Assange’s prosecution is dismissed, no publication will be safe from the Administration’s vengeance and overreach. Read more
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Unequal Justice: As the Next Census Approaches, Will the Supreme Court Side with Trump in his War on Immigrants?
The idea for reinstating the citizenship question came from discussions including White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, both of whom have long histories as proponents of anti-immigrant policies. Read more
Unequal Justice: The Supreme Court Tackles Political Gerrymandering, Again
If the court upholds partisan gerrymandering, it will be a bad day for democracy. Read more
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Unequal Justice: Kavanaugh’s Vote on Abortion Access Bodes Ill for Roe
It hasn’t taken Kavanaugh long to show his true colors. The big reveal came on February 7, when he voted against a “stay” that will keep a draconian Louisiana abortion law from taking effect. Read more
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Unequal Justice: Could Crooked Donald Be Indicted?
This could be the biggest thing since Watergate. Read more
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Unequal Justice: Will the Supreme Court Change the Rules of Double Jeopardy to Benefit Trump and Manafort?
“No person shall be…subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb…”—the Fifth Amendment. Read more
Unequal Justice: Ginsburg’s Ribs and the Future of SCOTUS
Is packing the court “necessary to save democracy”? Read more
The White House
Unequal Justice: Why Trump Picked Kavanaugh
The Trump Administration lauded Kavanaugh as a judge who “protects American businesses from illegal job-killing regulation.” Read more
Unequal Justice: From Russiagate to Trumpgate
Impeachment is not limited to indictable offenses. As Alexander Hamilton wrote, impeachment extends to serious violations of “the public trust.” Read more
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Rush to Judgment: Supreme Court Wraps Its Term with Kennedy’s Retirement and a Rash of Rightwing Rulings
Here’s your recap of the jurisprudential carnage. Read more
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Supremes Give Stamp of Approval to Voter Suppression
The case could embolden other states to take steps to disenfranchise minorities, homeless, low-income, and people with disabilities—i.e., those who tend to vote Democratic. Read more
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Loss in California Abortion Case Could Actually Be a Boon for Reproductive Rights
The case took aim at deceptive advertising that undermines and confuses women about their treatment options. Read more
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Is Janus the Final Chapter of the Right’s War on Unions?
If the legal theories advanced by Janus’s attorneys seem like a smokescreen to obscure a political attack on unions, that’s because they are. Read more
