Judge Cannon Knew Precisely What She Was Doing
On Monday, federal district court Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Mar-a-Lago classified documents criminal case facing former President Donald Trump. Cannon did not rule on the merits […]
Fred’s Weekly Note Archive
Chief Justice Roberts Writes SCOTUS’s Most Anti-American, Anti-Democratic Opinion Since Dred Scott
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Project 2025 Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn Trump v. United States, the last opinion of the Supreme Court’s term, Chief Justice John Roberts, writing also for the five other Republican-appointed, conservative Justices, […]
A Reminder — 8 Things To Know About The U.S. v. Trump Indictment
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2020 Election Election Interference Immunity Jan. 6 TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellSome Supreme Court Justices have slow walked a decision in United States v. Trump to the point where it is virtually guaranteed that former President Donald Trump’s […]
Slow Walking For Trump
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Supreme Court TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellFor six months now, the Supreme Court, led by six Republican-appointed Justices, has been slow walking a decision on former President Donald Trump’s frivolous claim […]
Trump’s Election Deniers’ Movement — Lies, Attacks, And Chaos
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2024 Elections Election Deniers TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellFormer President Donald Trump told a lot of lies while in office – some 30,573 false or misleading statements, according to one count. Perhaps his biggest […]
From The Watergate Era’s “Suitcases Filled With Cash” To Today’s Billions In Secret Campaign Money
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United Watergateby Jackie HowellThis week, in lieu of a Fred Note, here’s a “Fred Listen”: “If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans are […]
The Roberts Court And The Systematic Dismantling Of Our Political System
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Citizens United gerrymandering Supreme Court Voting Rightsby Jackie HowellThe Supreme Court, controlled by a Republican-appointed majority, has played a seminal role in gravely damaging our political system and our democracy. The Court majority […]
SCOTUS’s Grave Disservice To The American People & Rule Of Law
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Supreme Court Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellFor five months, the Supreme Court has been thwarting the trial in United States v. Trump, likely the most important criminal trial in American history and […]
The Political $ Tsunami
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |2024 Elections Campaign Finance Reform Citizens United TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIn my more than 50 years of working to curb the influence of big money on politics and policy, I have never heard of a […]
Delay Is Working For Trump In 3 Of His 4 Criminal Cases
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |Immunity Supreme Court Trump Trials TrumpWatchby Jackie HowellIt’s been 14 days since the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States, the criminal case brought against former President Donald Trump who […]
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