Elie Mystal

Elie Mystal But Tom Homan is a lying liar, and the work’s not done. Plus, Gallup’s sketchy new polling policy (is the analytics firm in the Trump tank?), the law for deepfakes, and more in this ...

Elie Mystal In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: tigh...

Elie Mystal Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks. The post Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms appeared first on T...

Elie Mystal Lemon’s arrest is not only a clear violation of the First Amendment but also a blatant throwback to the Constitution’s long-discarded Fugitive Slave Clause. The post The Trump Admi...

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s Justice correspondent urges soccer lovers to stay away, takes on the attacks on Alex Pretti, and warns of a dangerous anti-voting bill. Th...

Elie Mystal The brave protesters in Minneapolis are doing everything that Democrats and even the law have failed to do. The post The People Are Winning the Battle Against ICE appeared first on...

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent reminds us why government matters—and why ICE has nothing to do with actual government. Plus, Hawai’i’s brilliant legal ...

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie V. US, our justice correspondent explores the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, MAGA racism, and fighting despite unwinnable odds. The post It’s Official: T...

Elie Mystal The court’s hearing on state bans on trans athletes in women’s sports was not a serious legal exercise. It was bigotry masquerading as law. The post The Supreme Court Just Held an ...

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent makes the case to get rid of ICE, explores George Conway’s congressional campaign—and shares his New Year’s resolution. ...

Elie Mystal The ICE agent who killed Renée Nicole Good not only can be held accountable for murder—he must be. The post Prosecute Renée Nicole Good’s Murderer appeared first on The Nation.

Elie Mystal Where is the international outrage over the US assault on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro? The post The US Is a Rogue State That Deserves to Be Sanctioned appeared first on The ...

Elie Mystal This week’s “Elie v. US” explores the authoritarian threat beneath Trump’s bonuses for military families. Plus, a case for getting rid of the Second Amendment. The post Trump’s “W...

Elie Mystal In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law. The post The Supreme Court’s Shadowy P...

Elie Mystal In this week's Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent recaps a major death penalty case that came before the high court as well as the shenanigans of a man who’s angling to...

Elie Mystal During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers. The pos...

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent digs into the latest legal news, Trump news, and Nuzzi news—along with a look at how few people actually follow said n...

Elie Mystal No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted. The post Pete Hegseth S...