Even on sabbatical, I'm still waiting for them...

Among his other distinctions, the late Barney Frank took a lonely stance against fellow lawmakers' practice of creating inane titles for legislation so as to backfill memorable acronyms. "It's an abuse of the English language," he told @WSJ in 2011. www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...

In 2024. Sadie Gurman and I wrote about the rise of political violence in America. Last night she was in the ballroom when shots rang out. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

Attn: @benstiller.redhour.com

As a @berkeleylaw student, I cross-registered to take Peter Schrag's seminar, "Initiative and Referendum," at @GoldmanSchool. Profound, illuminating and idealistic beneath his cynical mien, Schrag was as great a teacher as he was a journalist. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/b...

FOIA request filed Feb. 27, 2006. Response sent March 24, 2026.

"From Wall Street to Main Street, the Journal's got you covered." -- @wsj.com

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was instrumental in persuading President Trump to commute ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence for various political corruption convictions www.wsj.com/articles/cle...

For @washingtonpost.com proprietor Jeff Bezos, perspective from Charles Foster Kane: youtu.be/tzhb3U2cONs?...

Long overdue recognition for John Carpenter's "The Thing."

Kristen Waggoner, conservative Christian legal crusader, aims to anchor Trump-era gains in constitutional bedrock www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... w/Maggie Severns

A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Trump to continue deploying National Guard units on the streets of Washington, D.C., at least temporarily www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ

The Wall Street Journal published a Page One story on the inmates' treatment Oct. 10: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

In 2018, we flagged Humphrey's Executor as a restraint on presidential power SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh was determined to overrule. He gets his chance today, when the Court hears Trump v. Slaughter www.wsj.com/articles/the...

A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to bolster crime-fighting in Washington violates several laws www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @wsj.com

Justice Gorsuch to co-author children’s book about the Declaration of Independence www.kcra.com/article/gors...

"A very cautious man": Chief Justice Roberts faces a defining challenge from as he enters his third decade leading the Supreme Court www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @wsj.com

President Trump’s global tariffs ran headlong into a skeptical Supreme Court on Wednesday www.wsj.com/politics/pol... w/@GavinBade

Tariffs at SCOTUS: Trump’s Position Appears to Be on the Ropes www.wsj.com/livecoverage... via @wsj

The 50-Year-Old Ruling That Could Matter for the Tariffs Case www.wsj.com/livecoverage... Follow Our Live Team Coverage:

A federal appeals court will allow President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Ore., despite objections from state and local officials www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @wsj.com

Following @princeton.edu, @georgetownuni.bsky.social selects a former law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens as its president. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

“I’ve got no problem with gruel.” Under orders from Trump, officials seek to make the life sentences of 37 convicted killers more like a living hell. The men were spared the death penalty by Biden. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

War Resister: @WSJ Stylebook conscientiously objects to bellicose rebranding of DoD. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Illinois officials sued to stop Trump from deploying National Guard forces to Chicago wsj.com/us-news/illi... w/@McCormickJohn @victoria_alb3

Mendocino journalist @mattlafever.bsky.social draws on my first book, SQUEAKY, to reconstruct the Manson Family's failed plot to expand to Northern California. www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a... @sfgate.com

LISTEN: Are Trump’s Lethal Attacks on Drug Boats Legal? I join Vera Bergengruen and host Caitlin McCabe WSJ's What's News podcast to discuss the president's militarization of a criminal law problem. www.wsj.com/podcasts/wha...

Comey Case Explained: The Trump administration charged the former FBI director with making a false statement and obstruction when he testified in 2020 about testimony he gave in 2017 regarding a @WSJ story published in October 2016. A closer look: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Farewell to a great writer and even better human being whose columns helped so many.

Disarray continues at the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission @America250, which fired its exec director, a 25-year-old ex-Fox News producer the White House had recommended, for a slew of alleged improper actions www.wsj.com/politics/pol... w/@meridithmcgraw

Supreme Court to reconsider limits Congress has imposed on the president’s power to fire top officials www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... w/@WheelerLydia

Listen 🎧: President Trump says he’s ready to order more National Guard troops to American cities. Natalie Andrews and I discuss the nation’s mixed reactions and possible legal and political futures on @wsj.com's What's News podcast: on.wsj.com/3o375VH

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let it remove Fed governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s board while a lawsuit challenging the president’s effort to fire her proceeds www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @wsj.com

Farewell, Condor: youtu.be/FVfELXJZpXQ?...

A year ago, Sadie Gurman and I wrote about the increasing expectation of violence in America's political climate: www.wsj.com/politics/ele... via @wsj.com

On Tuesday, I spoke with KCRW-FM's Elise Hu about an earlier era of political violence: www.kcrw.com/news/shows/p...

Dissenters Call It Racial Profiling: The U.S. Supreme Court granted a Trump administration request to remove restrictions on immigration raids in Los Angeles while litigation continues www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @wsj.com

Justice Amy Coney Barrett says that when it comes to executive power cases, she imagines she's ruling on President Biden or Bush, not the actual president, Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @wsj.com

50 Years Ago Today: Manson Family member Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme pointed a loaded .45 at President Ford; my book, "Squeaky," tells the incredible story of a life gone wrong: www.amazon.com/Squeaky-Time...

Women fleeing domestic abuse overseas will have a tougher time obtaining asylum in the U.S., under decisions this week by Attorney General Pam Bondi www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Posse Comitatus Interruptus: A federal judge ruled that President Trump illegally sent troops to enforce his immigration policies in Los Angeles www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Thanks, Bill!

The Supreme Court has flirted with a flurry of Trump administration matters in recent months, but the battle over the president’s sweeping global tariffs will put the justices directly on the spot www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ

Do Not Adjust Your Dial: Your correspondent narrates WSJ video journalist Xavier Wang's piece on Trump's push to end the Federal Reserve's independence by firing Fed governor Lisa Cook, a Biden appointee who has backed chairman Jerome Powell's cautious approach to interest rates youtu.be/wa2UF16tiCM

Podcast: Trump’s Move to Fire Fed Governor Sets Up New Legal Test of Presidential Power www.wsj.com/podcasts/wha...

President Trump’s attempt to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook pushes his drive for unilateral control of the U.S. government to new levels. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The nine law firms that promised President Trump they would perform about $1 billion in pro bono work on his favored causes to escape his punitive executive orders have embraced broad interpretations of what they owe w/ @erinmulvaney @cryanbarber www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s federal takeover of DC police is unprecedented and its implementation remains unclear www.wsj.com/politics/ele... w/@sgurman

Talking Trump's tariffs with Marketplace Radio's David Brancaccio: www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...

Rough Day at the Federal Circuit: Here is how judges questioned President Trump’s claim of emergency power to junk the tariff schedule enacted by Congress www.wsj.com/politics/pol...