Special Counsel Testimony: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered a firm opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee defending his prosecutions of Donald Trump. An attempt by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) to prove a conspiracy between Smith and Fulton County DA Fani Willis backfired after mistaking an Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball game in Maryland for an Atlanta Hawks NBA game.

Supreme Court Shadow Docket Escalation: The Trump administration reached 41 shadow-docket applications less than two years into its second term—equaling its entire first-term total. Use of the shadow docket now exceeds regular docket rulings, driving calls for structural judicial reform.

Disparities in Handling Misconduct: New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell (D) resigned following a 61-page report detailing sexual harassment, contrasting wit ...