A privilege to join Erica Hill on CNN CNN International. Trials are rollercoasters. Trials are imperfect. But — with apologies to Churchill — the rule of law is the worst system there is … except for all those other forms that have been tried.

Always appreciate the chance to speak with Chris Wragge of CBS New York. He’s the real deal.

🔊 ON THE RECORD: Hofstra Law professor James Sample joined On The Record w/ Steve Scott to discuss jury selection in the #DonaldTrump hush money trial ⚖️ 💰 bit.ly/3Q4iUpb

Prof. James Sample breaks down day one of former President Trump's 'hush money' trial. cbsnews.com/newyork/video/… via CBS News
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New op-ed on #SCOTUS ethics from Gabe Roth 👇

A newspaper editor — Chris Quinn of the Cleveland Plain Dealer — says it as clearly as he can:

'Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts.' cleveland.com/news/2024/03/o…

Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:

Some people basically refuse to mention the fact that Trump is the leader of a global fascist movement primarily because they don’t like the kind of people who say that online. Neither do I sometimes but it is the central historical context of the coming campaign.

“Biden gave a stunning speech last night, and it wasn’t just because there was a 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 quality to his remarks, the thwapping sound of a gauntlet hitting the ground. It’s because he managed to do that thing he does best, which his aides long ago described to Richard Ben…

“The court, by saying only Congress can do something we know Congress won’t do, is effectively protecting not only Donald Trump but Ginni Thomas as well,”... Sample is among the experts who testified before the US Senate urging more enforceable ethics rules. w/ Kimberly Atkins Stohr

This …

'SC hearing delays start date for trial': James Sample, Prof., Hofstra Law School, on Trump's classified documents trial
#WorldToday #ITVideo #DonaldTrump | @geeta_mohan

'Justice too long delayed is justice denied.' - MLK, Jr.,
Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Variations of the maxim appear in, and even predate, the Magna Carta.

Justices complicit in delay tactics aren’t finding law, they’re preventing it. Accomplices. #ConstitutionalCrisis

Accurate & important sentence: 'Their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on the pathological.'
nytimes.com/2024/02/16/nyr…

Prof. James Sample quoted in Salon article on former President Donald Trump's filing asking SCOTUS to block a lower-court ruling rejecting his presidential immunity from the January 6 event. salon.com/2024/02/13/exc…

Roberts Court federalism & elections:

(1) states discriminate in voting practices despite Fed law (Shelby Cty);

(2) states may gerrymander wildly (Rucho);

(3) but states (BvG); Trump) powerless when state court doesn’t favor GOP Prez.

(4) And J. Thomas is above the law.

A privilege to speak with Devin Dwyer and Patty See for this well-produced segment. Also a privilege to agree with the analysis Fix the Court 's Gabe Roth and Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️.

'This is the easiest recusal analysis case you could ever imagine.'

abcnews.go.com/US/video/justi….

Prof. James Sample Discusses the Supreme Court Recusal in Trump Case on ABC News. See more: lawnews.hofstra.edu/2024/02/07/pro…
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Good stuff here featuring James Sample, Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️, and Gabe Roth —> Should Justice Thomas recuse in Trump case because of wife's Jan. 6 role? - ABC News - abcnews.go.com/US/video/justi… via ABC News

Unanimous DC Circuit:
“Former President Trump’s alleged efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election were, if proven, an unprecedented assault on the structure of our government.”