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Six Supreme Court Decisions That Destroyed Our Political System and Led to a Lawless, Autocratic Presidency, Part 1
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Trump Grossly Abuses His Pardon Powers, Harms Victims
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerDonald Trump is not just working to avoid accountability for himself and his backers. He is trying to erase crimes from history. On Tuesday, Trump’s […]
Anatomy of a Major Corrupt Campaign Finance Practice
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerThe Supreme Court found in Buckley v. Valeo (1976) that campaign spending by outside interests could not be limited. But it also agreed that the […]