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Ruth Marcus

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Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records?

A post-Watergate law makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional.

by Ruth Marcus via The New Yorker
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on May 14, 2026
The End of Limits on a President’s Wars

Past conflicts eroded Congress’s ability to decide when to go to war. Donald Trump’s attack on Iran destroyed it.

by Ruth Marcus via The New Yorker
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on March 5, 2026
Nixon Now Looks Restrained

The former President once made an offhand remark about Charles Manson’s guilt. The reaction shows how aberrant Donald Trump’s rhetoric is.

by Ruth Marcus via The New Yorker
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on October 9, 2025
The Supreme Court Undercuts Another Check on Executive Power

To defend the Trump Administration, the Court ignored long-standing precedent barring Presidents from firing independent-agency heads at will.

by Ruth Marcus via The New Yorker
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on May 29, 2025
Originalism Is Bunk. Liberal Lawyers Shouldn’t Fall For It.

The more liberals present originalist arguments, the more they legitimate originalism.

by Ruth Marcus via Washington Post
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on December 1, 2022

Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover

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An elephant on top of the Supreme Court building.

How the Republican Party Took Over the Supreme Court

The 50-year effort to advance a conservative legal agenda.

by John Fabian Witt via The New Republic on April 7, 2020

Illustration of microphones and newspaper cutouts

Men in Dark Times

How Hannah Arendt’s fans misread the post-truth presidency.

by Rebecca Panovka via Harper’s on July 14, 2021

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