TRUMP'S ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL (UGLY) BILL VERSUS AN UNSUNG HERO [This post first appeared at Common Dreams on June 25, 2025.]

Steve Harper explains how the principled position of the Senate parliamentarian could block the efforts of congressional Republicans to neuter the federal injunction power.

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HOW TO BEAT A PRESIDENTIAL BULLY While Columbia University capitulated to Trump’s demands, Harvard is offering U.S. institutions a lesson in fighting back.

Another excellent post from Steve Harper.

THIS IS THE LEGAL PROFESSION'S MCCARTHY MOMENT The situation has become far worse since I published this article a week ago.

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Trump Attacks the Right to a Lawyer | Common Dreams The presidential assault on the lawyers and law firms representing his litigation adversaries is an attack on the very foundation of the legal system.

I highly recommend this article by lawyer Steve Harper on Trump’s war on the attorneys he regards an enemies—and the bedrock principles of our whole system of justice.

Donald Trump can bully a whole lot of people, but he can’t bully the stock market.