Kimberly Atkins Stohr

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Justice David Souter was not a man drawn to the trappings of Washington. He was a simple guy who preferred the comfort of his modest Weare, N.H., farmhouse that didn‘t even have a phone line — that is, until his massive collection of books proved too much for the house’s frame to support and he was forced to move.

6 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Kimberly Atkins Stohr

“No more dudes in dresses. We are done with that sh*t.”I hope one day this can go without saying, but for now a word: Transgender women are not “dudes in dresses.”But factually inaccurate slur aside, Hegseth was feeling bullish about the policy, even as it faces legal challenges by those who argue — in my view correctly — that it violates transgender servicemembers’ and recruits’ constitutional equal protection rights.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Kimberly Atkins Stohr

In a prime-time television interview on Tuesday, President Trump admitted that he could facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was illegally deported to a Salvadoran prison described as a “gulag” due to what the administration called an “administrative error,” but he is choosing not to. “You could get him back,” Moran told Trump, gesturing toward the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. “There’s a phone on this desk.”“I could,” Trump said.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Kimberly Atkins Stohr

There are two things as certain as death and taxes. The first is that an independent and free press is essential for a functioning democracy. That the press is the only profession that enjoys express protection in the Bill of Rights is a testament to that fact. The other certainty is that the work of a free press will face blowback, pushback, and in some cases out-and-out obstruction by the governments that reporters are tasked to hold accountable — even in a democracy.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The frustration President Trump feels about the Supreme Court is reaching a boiling point — and the justices’ patience with the president is evaporating. That sets up an epic battle of wills, constitutional authority, and power.