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Laurence Tribe
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The Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe said Dominion Voting Systems’ brief requesting summary judgment against Fox News for defamation – and $1.6bn – is “likely…
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Prof. Tribe: Pence’s argument a ‘pathetic political ploy’
February 15, 2023
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe about new reporting that former Vice President Mike Pence is expected cite the Constitution’s speech…
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Church, State … and Beer?
February 15, 2023
On the 40th anniversary of Larkin v. Grendel’s Den, Inc., Laurence Tribe reflects on the First Amendment case that got its start in a Harvard classroom and went on to the Supreme Court
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A Biden Strategy to Get Debt Ceiling Ruled Unconstitutional
February 9, 2023
This is a proposal to the Biden administration on how it might get the debt ceiling law declared unconstitutional by a federal court before the…
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Late one night in the spring of 1994, a 40-year-old federal judge was startled awake by loud pounding at the front door of his home…
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President Biden and House Republicans are locked in a showdown over the nation’s debt ceiling, with the administration ruling out negotiations over conservative demands to…
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Tribe: What matters is SCOTUS abortion decision, not the leak
January 23, 2023
Laurence Tribe joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his reaction to this “non-investigation” investigation that failed to find who leaked the draft abortion ruling, why…
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Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe Joins Kaplan Hecker
January 13, 2023
He’s presented oral arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court in 35 cases. His treatise “American Constitutional Law” has been published in three editions and remains…
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How the Biden administration can slow the GOP’s dangerous schemes
January 10, 2023
The rules package that House Republicans passed Monday night provides an indication of just how much damage House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has wrought in…
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For the second time in three years, Steve Bannon has been linked to an incident of right-wing supporters of a president storming a congressional building…
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The last time a House speaker vote went to multiple ballots? It was 100 years ago, for a Mass. Republican.
January 4, 2023
While all eyes in Washington, D.C., were on Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy’s work Tuesday to shore up support in his bid to be elected House…
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3 big questions the Supreme Court is likely to ask when determining the fate of student loan forgiveness
January 3, 2023
With President Joe Biden’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan on hold, tens of millions of Americans who borrowed for their college education remain in the…
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An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: The September transcripts of star witness Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee read like a script…
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Supreme Court likely to ‘dismantle’ student loan forgiveness plan after it hears case, says Harvard law professor
December 21, 2022
The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have scheduled high-profile arguments over President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan for Feb. 28, meaning borrowers…
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Tribe: We’ll see ‘a series of indictments’ against Trump by spring
December 20, 2022
Professor Laurence Tribe joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his reaction to the criminal referrals the January 6 Committee recommended the Justice Department pursue against…
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AUDIO: Congress Committee makes ‘momentous’ decision over charging Donald Trump: legal expert
December 20, 2022
An historic move that’s likely to have huge implications for the course of US politics in the years to come. The House Select committee investigating…
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EBOF 12.19.22 Laurence Tribe
December 20, 2022
Professor Laurence Tribe provides commentary on the January 6th committee’s decision to bring charges against former President Trump.
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DC Bar ruled Giuliani violated legal ethics: He should be disbarred
December 16, 2022
An op-ed co-written by Laurence Tribe: In a society governed by the rule of law, nothing matters more than holding accountable those who violate the…
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Harvard Arts and Sciences Dean Claudine Gay has been named the university’s next president, Harvard announced Thursday. Gay will be the university’s 30th president, but…
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The Special Counsel Investigating Trump Is Wasting No Time
December 14, 2022
An article co-written by Laurence Tribe: Shortly after the Justice Department announced Jack Smith as its special counsel to investigate former President Donald Trump on…
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Should teens younger than 18 be allowed to vote?
December 14, 2022
The Boston City Council has voted to lower the voting age to 16 for local elections. The measure must go to the Massachusetts state legislature…