Hijacking The Courts: Trump’s Frivolous Defamation Suits Aim To Rally His Base And Intimidate Critics
Mark Leitner dissects President Trump’s abuses of the legal system by filing meritless defamation suits.
Appearances Matter: Observations on Judge Adelman’s Forthcoming Article “The Roberts Court’s Assault on Democracy”
In his forthcoming article, “The Roberts Court’s Assault on Democracy,” Milwaukee’s own U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman pens a scathing and personal rebuke against the conservative majority of the United States Supreme Court, and in particular, Chief Justice John Roberts.
The First Amendment Couldn’t Care Less About Political Affiliation
Judge Jill Karofsky, a circuit court judge in an election race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, filed a lawsuit claiming that several television ads attacking her record as a district attorney and a judge were defamatory and violated a Wisconsin criminal statute prohibiting knowingly false statements about a candidate intended to influence voting.
Vehement, Caustic, And Unpleasantly Sharp Attacks On Public Officials: It’s The American Way!
The heart of First Amendment protection is near-absolute immunity for criticism of government, its officials, and candidates for office.
All the President’s Empty Threats
All of the claims that the President asserts start with a huge obstacle in the path to victory: he is complaining about statements made in the context of a political campaign.
The President Wants You to Stop
Within the last month, Donald Trump became the first sitting president to file suits against media organizations, claiming that the New York Times, Washington Post, and CNN defamed him in opinion pieces about Russian influence on his 2016 and 2020 campaigns.