SCOTUS Justices: Why Isn’t DOJ Treating Dobbs Protesters Like January 6 Attackers?
Eric Lee/ZUMA; mpi34/MediaPunch /IPX Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned the Justice Department’s use of a 2002 statute against obstructing an official proceeding to prosecute a number of people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. In…
Fani Willis Can Remain in Charge of Trump Prosecution in Georgia
Fani WillisNatrice Miller/TNS/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to oversee the Georgia criminal prosecution of Donald Trump, so long as the special prosecutor she hired for the case, Nathan Wade, steps aside, a Georgia judge ruled…
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Stay on Colorado’s Ballot
Mother Jones illustration; Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty; Nati Harnik/AP; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump will appear on voters’ ballots in Colorado—and every other state. The Supreme Court sided with the former president on Monday, finding that the 14th Amendment’s prohibition on insurrectionists…
Supreme Court Hands Trump a Win and Delays His Election Subversion Prosecution
Mother Jones illustration; Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/AP; Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Supreme Court on Wednesday paused the federal criminal case against Donald Trump over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election—handing Trump a major victory in his attempt to delay his…
What Makes People Willing to “Fight or Die” in an Election?
Mother Jones; John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.What makes people want to participate in coup attempts like January 6—and fight or die for a politician, even after they lose? With November’s impending election, it’s a timely question for a divided country. California…
Former Trump Aide Peter Navarro Sentenced to Four Months in Jail
Peter Navarro prior to his sentencing on January 25.Bryan Olin Dozier/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro to four months in prison for contempt of Congress, while tearing into Navarro’s claims that he…