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Bill Blum

Bill Blum

Bill Blum is a former administrative law judge and death penalty defense attorney. He is the author of three legal thrillers published by Penguin/Putnam and a contributing writer for California Lawyer Magazine. His non-fiction work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, ranging from The Nation and The Progressive to the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly and Los Angeles Magazine.

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Why Expanding the US Supreme Court Is More Urgent Than Ever

The Supreme Court has been captured by the Republican Party, and it’s moving hard to the right at a dangerously increasing pace.

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The End of Legal Abortion Looms

If Roe is overturned, exercising reproductive choice could become a crime.

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The US Supreme Court's Crisis of Legitimacy

New opinion polling shows that public approval of the court has plunged to record lows—and for good reason.

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DOJ Pushback on Texas Abortion Ban Is a Welcome Sign

Garland explained in a press conference that the department is fully committed to defending abortion rights.

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A woman protests outside the Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin is being held, on March 31, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo: KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)

What We Can Learn from the Derek Chauvin Trial

After a long and shameful history of police violence against Black people, the George Floyd murder case might finally bring about some justice.

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Given the growing sense of shame and disaffection in the ranks of the GOP, Trump should expect a full Senate trial in his second impeachment, in sharp contrast to the perfunctory acquittal he received in his first impeachment. (Photo: Library of Congress)

25th Amendment or Impeachment? The Answer: Both

The punishment would fit the crime, and he’d be stripped of unwarranted perks.

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Justice Samuel Alito with President George W. Bush. (Photo via Creative Commons)

Unequal Justice: The Treachery of Samuel Alito

His record of arch-conservatism makes him more closely akin to a Fox News host than a Supreme Court Justice.

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Amy Coney Barrett and Donald Trump. (Photo: Creative Commons)

Confirmation Hearings Exposed Barrett as a Hardcore Rightwing Activist

Her goal on the court will be to drive America back to the days before the New Deal and the civil rights movement.

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