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Aileen Cannon
November 2, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
It Seems Judge Aileen Cannon Is About to Hand Trump a Massive Win
The Trump-appointed judge is considering a request from the former president in his classified documents trial.
August 31, 2023
Matt Ford
Four Trials and a Primary: Here’s What Trump’s Weirdest Campaign Might Look Like
The former president will split his time between seeking the Republican nomination and performing his duties as a semiprofessional defendant.
August 4, 2023
Alex Shephard
Another Reason to Worry About the Judge in Trump’s Documents Case
Aileen Cannon makes a lot of mistakes—some of which suggest a lack of familiarity with the Constitution.
June 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Yes, You Should Worry That Aileen Cannon Will Be Trump’s Judge
Aileen Cannon could make the classified documents case much, much easier for Trump.
June 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Trump Judge Aileen Cannon Will Oversee Classified Documents Case
Aileen Cannon has a history of delivering wins for Team Trump.
December 2, 2022
Matt Ford
Judge Aileen Cannon’s Reign of Error Is Over
The Trump-appointed judge, who tried to do the former president a favor in the Mar-a-Lago affair, received a stern correction from the Eleventh Circuit.
September 20, 2022
Matt Ford
Trump’s Legal Defense in the Mar-a-Lago Case Is Crumbling
The former president’s hoarding of classified documents is the least complicated of his scandals—and it’s also proving the hardest to dodge.
September 19, 2022
Maya Wiley
Judge Aileen Cannon Thinks Poor Donald Trump May Be Stigmatized
The Florida judge’s concern for 45’s reputation is not only laughable but flies in the face of constitutional law.
September 12, 2022
Jason Linkins
The Rise of Right-Wing Hacks in Federal Courts
Judge Aileen Cannon, of the now-infamous special master ruling, is the latest star of a conservative legal movement that gleefully engages in sloppy jurisprudence—with profound consequences for us all.
September 6, 2022
Matt Ford
It Turns Out There Are “Trump Judges” After All
Judge Aileen Cannon, whom Trump tapped for the federal bench in 2020, threw out the rules to boost his flimsy legal defense.
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