Matt Ford

@fordm

The president agreed to shut down his un-charitable foundation. Is his biggest scam—The Trump Organization—the next to fall?

Two cases down under show how lower libel standards silence accusers and the press, while protecting the wealthy and powerful.

The special counsel has spun a web of investigations that draw closer to Trump every day.

It will make a real difference in Americans' lives, but fails to correct decades of overly punitive policies.

The president could face charges the moment he leaves office.

Does it help or harm justice when state and federal governments can separately prosecute a defendant for the same crime?

The consequences of his Supreme Court picks are still felt today—as Trump's will be for decades to come.

Republicans in multiple states are using lame-duck sessions to disempower the Democrats who won in last month's blue wave.

The Supreme Court has a chance to rebuke President Trump and reaffirm judicial independence. Will the justices take it?

Why did Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress now?

Both conservative and liberal justices on the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that they think the Eighth Amendment's ban on unreasonable fines also applies to the states.

The Supreme Court may declare that half the state is still Indian country under federal law.

Tear gassing migrant children took only a moment. But it was the work of years.

The country is divided. We should still fight for it.

Whether your vote is counted could depend on it—and so could the recount in Florida.