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David R. Lurie

David R. Lurie is an attorney who practices in New York City.

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SWEET CRUELTY

The Performative Sadism of Ron DeSantis

The Florida governor and MAGA heir is betting his political future on hurting vulnerable people to own the libs.

David R. Lurie

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LOOSE CANNON

Trump-Appointed Judge’s ‘Originalist’ Claim Is Absurd

“Conservative jurisprudence has devolved into a brazen power grab.”

David R. Lurie

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PATIENCE

Hold Your Horses, a Trump Indictment Isn’t a Sure Thing

It may seem like the walls will finally close in on the ex-president any minute, but any prosecution of his many crimes will take some time (if it happens at all).

David R. Lurie

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DOG CATCHES CAR

Republicans Finally Got What They Wanted. They’ll Regret It.

The majority of Americans want abortion rights to stay. Now the GOP will soon learn the political cost of this victory.

David R. Lurie

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WARNING SHOT

The Supreme Court Is Democracy’s Enemy Now

In the build-up to the Civil War and again during the New Deal, the Court stood athwart democracy and yelled “halt!” A newly empowered conservative majority is at it again today.

David R. Lurie

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‘I LOVE IT’

Jan. 6 Was Just the Start of Radicalizing Trump’s GOP

Even if Trump didn’t order the coup attempt, his supporters knew they were doing what he wanted.

David R. Lurie

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DEAD WRONG

Ron DeSantis Is on Team COVID

The Florida governor has been waging a war on public health, with predictably horrifying results.

David R. Lurie

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WHAT A MESS

Barr’s Still Corrupting Justice. Garland’s Letting Him.

Letting Durham’s weak case continue sets a bad, potentially dangerous, precedent for future abuses of prosecutorial power.

David R. Lurie

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HISTORY LESSON

The Way for Biden to Win

JRB can follow FDR and LBJ’s path and use the power of the federal government to push back against governors and judges opposing the public interest during a national emergency.

David R. Lurie

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HOMICIDAL ELEGY

These Shameless Republicans Are Desperate to Outlast Trump

Trump lives in fear of the vapers and lunatics who support him, and ambitious GOP politicians live in fear of Trump.

David R. Lurie

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