'Patel is unlikely to stand up to the executive branch if abuses of power occur,' writes Barbara McQuade.
Barbara McQuade
McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, and a former U.S. Attorney. Her new book is Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
Barbara McQuade examines what Trump’s election and second term mean for misinformation.
‘Tuesday’s debate made clear that the stakes of the November election could not be higher,’ writes Barbara McQuade.
Barbara McQuade writes about how we can push back against the predictable deluge of disinformation in a crisis.
American legal expert Barbara McQuade breaks down several false claims about Trump's conviction being rigged.
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Barbara McQuade explores how the rule of law will be tested as the jury begins to decide Trump’s criminal trial.
America is undergoing a devastating erosion of trust that threatens the foundations of democracy.
The courts are right to say that former President Donald Trump isn't entitled to unfettered free speech in his legal cases.
Republicans are rallying to Trump's defense on the classified documents case, but their whataboutism is wrong and dangerous
Falsifying business records may pale in comparison to other crimes Trump is under investigation for, but defendants don’t get a pass
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What happens now to the federal investigations into Trump's conduct, asks Barbara McQuade
The New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against Donald Trump may be the legal action that finally holds him accountable.
Two former prosecutors debate whether the evidence from the January 6th Committee is enough to prosecute President Trump
The Rittenhouse verdict shows that when people take the law into their own hands, we are all less safe.
President Joe Biden waived executive privilege on documents from the Trump White House related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Barbara McQuade and Chuck Rosenberg say it was the right call because he was acting on behalf of the Republic.
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