Lawrence Douglas is a professor of law at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
July 2024
The US supreme court utterly distorted the true threat to American democracy
Lawrence Douglas
According to the court, a rogue prosecutor is somehow more dangerous to US rule of law than a rogue commander-in-chief
March 2024
The US supreme court could still swing the election for Trump
Lawrence Douglas
Trump described himself as ‘very honored’ by the court’s recent ruling. His sudden adoration might not be misplaced
December 2023
Americans are hoping the courts will spare them an electoral reckoning with Trump
Lawrence Douglas
Colorado’s supreme court concluded the ex-president could not hold office. Alas, the US supreme court will probably not agree
August 2023
Trump’s indictment can’t solve the real threat: our undemocratic electoral system
Lawrence Douglas
While it’s hard to imagine Trump winning the popular vote in 2024, our archaic and unfair electoral college is another matter
April 2023
Is the long arm of the law finally catching up to Trump and Putin?
Lawrence Douglas
These two men find themselves in the clutches of the very systems of justice that they believed they could flout with impunity
December 2022
The January 6 committee is right. It’s time to prosecute the kingpin, Trump
Lawrence Douglas
The assault on the Capitol was not a spontaneous spasm of violence. It was the culmination of a concerted effort to reject the results of a fair election
August 2022
Trump seized classified documents – but for Republicans the story is Hunter Biden’s laptop
Lawrence Douglas
There was a time when Republican lawmakers took dangerous security breaches seriously but Trump’s actions are unworthy of attention for the likes of Senator Ron Johnson
July 2022
The US supreme court is turning the constitution into a suicide pact
Lawrence Douglas
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The case against Donald Trump
June 2022
Today in Focus
The case against Donald Trump
The US congressional hearings on the Capitol Hill attack have been prime time viewing. And the case against Donald Trump has been building for all to see, says Lawrence Douglas
December 2021
Republicans are plotting to destroy democracy from within
Lawrence Douglas
Opportunism and cowardice has more than sufficed to make Republicans espouse a noxious falsehood as an axiomatic truth
September 2021
To protect the supreme court’s legitimacy, a conservative justice should step down
Lawrence Douglas
President Biden, Texas shows we can’t wait any longer. It’s time to pack the court
Lawrence Douglas
June 2021
The Trump DoJ reports show how loyalists can deform the administration of justice
Lawrence Douglas
Republicans are out to create the rigged voting system they claim to be victims of
Lawrence Douglas
February 2021
Republicans did not just acquit Trump – they let themselves off too
Lawrence Douglas
Today in Focus
Donald Trump's second impeachment: will the Senate convict him?
January 2021
Don't blame Trump for the chaos in Washington DC. Blame his enablers
Lawrence Douglas
McConnell’s belated defense of democracy rings heroic compared with the tinny sounds emerging from Ted Cruz, says law professor Lawrence Douglas
November 2020
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US election: what will it take for Donald Trump to concede defeat?
