Elie Mystal
Justice Correspondent at The Nation
Editor at Above the Law
Justice Correspondent: @thenation. Alfred Knobler Fellow: @typemediacenter Str:12 Dex:8 Con:15 Int:13 Wis:10 Char:14 Author: Allow Me To Retort and Bad Law.
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2 weeks ago |
portside.org | Elie Mystal
Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge Published June 8, 2025 One of the keys to Donald Trump’s enduring popularity with the worst people this country has to offer is that he often says mean things about the people his supporters hate. Whether Trump does anything to those people, and whether his actions actually solve the problems his supporters have with those people, is often a different matter.
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3 weeks ago |
thenation.com | Elie Mystal
Society / June 5, 2025 The Supreme Court Just Cleared the Way for a Flood of ‘Reverse Discrimination’ LawsuitsThe court’s ruling in favor of a woman who says she was passed over for jobs because she is straight is correct in theory—but it’s going to be terrifying in practice. Edit Ad Policy Marlean Ames, who claims she was passed over for jobs because she is a straight woman, stands outside her lawyer’s office in Akron, OH.
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3 weeks ago |
thenation.com | Elie Mystal
Politics / June 3, 2025 Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—And It’s Gonna Be HugeThe fight might between the president and the old conservative guard might just be the biggest legal development of Trump’s second term. Edit Ad Policy Leonard Leo, former head of the Federalist Society, and Donald Trump.
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4 weeks ago |
thenation.com | Elie Mystal
Society / May 30, 2025 What the Hell Do This Week’s Whiplash Tariff Rulings Actually Mean? While the courts continue to debate the legality of Trump’s sweeping tariffs, the law remains clear: They are unconstitutional. Edit Ad Policy Trade adviser to President Donald Trump Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media after a federal court blocked Trump’s sweeping tariffs using an emergency powers law.
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4 weeks ago |
thenation.com | Elie Mystal
Society / May 30, 2025 What the Hell Do This Week’s Whiplash Tariff Rulings Actually Mean? While the courts continue to debate the legality of Trump’s sweeping tariffs, the law remains clear: they are unconstitutional. Edit Ad Policy Trade advisor to President Donald Trump Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media after a federal court blocked Trump’s sweeping tariffs using an emergency powers law.
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I know many people think Posse Comitatus is an ironclad bar to Trump's Attack on LA. I watched that episode of the West Wing too. But, the law has enough holes for Trump to drive a tank through. Me in @thenation https://t.co/H0sogZcs2R
Hey, wanted to make a quick correction. An article I wrote last week *grossly* mischaracterized the views of Professor @IlyaSomin. I made a flip remark, literally thinking of someone else, and unfairly and inaccurately maligned his views on migrant rights. I apologize, and the
The Supreme Court just hung an "Open for Grievance" sign on every courthouse for white people who think "reverse discrimination" is a thing. Legally, it was the right decision. Culturally, hooboy, things are about to get (even more) insufferable. My latest in @thenation
