Zack Smith is a senior legal fellow and manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program for the Institute for Constitutional Government at The Heritage Foundation.
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On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court delivered a victory for those who support commonsense election integrity measures. The 6-to-3 result in… Read More
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Questionable electoral practices in Illinois—especially in Chicago—have been a long-running plot line in American politics. Need a few extra votes? Better check Cook County again. That’s what… Read More
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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, headed by new, radical Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, filed a lawsuit on June 25 against Georgia. The Justice… Read More
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There’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news (which really is also bad news) is that the Biden administration has finally been forced… Read More
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Philadelphia’s rogue prosecutor, Larry Krasner, won the Democratic primary in his quest for reelection. He ran against a relatively weak, underfunded opponent, but one who… Read More
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Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 5 struck down the nationwide ban on evictions from rental… Read More
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Who says politicians never listen? Fortunately, sometimes they do. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., recently made clear: “If Congress wants to make D.C. a state, it… Read More
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Most criminal defense attorneys will tell you that a quick decision from the jury is generally bad news for their client. That held true on… Read More
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Unfortunately, history is repeating itself. Last summer, many of us watched in horror as rioting and looting took place in cities across the country. We… Read More
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Kimberly Gardner, the beleaguered rogue prosecutor (called the “circuit attorney”) for the city of St. Louis, Missouri, has made a national name for herself. Unfortunately,… Read More
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It’s been a lousy spring for Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore’s rogue prosecutor. First, the IRS placed a tax lien for $45,000 on her house for three… Read More
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The criminal justice system and potential reforms to it have been at the forefront of the national conversation for much of the past year. Unfortunately,… Read More
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This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros… Read More
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With the U.S. Supreme Court’s “baffling” refusal on Monday to grant review of the Pennsylvania election cases that had been appealed to the justices, the… Read More
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Congress is very good at two things: spending money and thinking up duplicative—and, therefore, unnecessary—ways to criminalize many aspects of our daily lives. The latest… Read More
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Some are urging President Donald Trump to consider pardoning a pirate. It’s been some time since anyone has uttered those words, but make no mistake,… Read More
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Federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan last week finally got around to doing what he should have done months ago. Sullivan officially dismissed the Justice Department’s… Read More
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This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros… Read More
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This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros… Read More
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a short order Friday night declining to hear Texas’ recently filed lawsuit against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Texas sought… Read More
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This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros… Read More
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We all knew Election Day 2020 wouldn’t be normal. And yet it still seems remarkable that we don’t know yet who will be the president of the… Read More
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This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros… Read More
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This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros… Read More
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With Election Day just days away, and early voting already underway in many states, the election-related lawsuits have been piling up, and court decisions (and… Read More
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This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros… Read More
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The Supreme Court advises that judges should not change state and county election rules right before an election, a Cincinnati-based appeals court has reminded a… Read More
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Florida, like most other states, requires those who wish to vote in upcoming elections to register. Florida’s deadline for registering to vote in the upcoming… Read More
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Like Alice in Wonderland, it feels like we’re living in an upside-down world. Except now it is Alice in “Pandemicland.” Government officials have been forced… Read More
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In the nearly five-month-long court battle involving a federal district court trying to prevent Alabama from enforcing state laws intended to safeguard the integrity of… Read More
