Harry Litman
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Harry Litman, the senior legal affairs columnist for the Opinion page, is a former U.S. attorney and deputy assistant attorney general. He is the creator and host of the “Talking Feds” podcast (@talkingfedspod) and a regular commentator on MSNBC, CNN and CBS News. He was previously a contributing columnist for the Washington Post. Litman teaches constitutional and national security law at UCLA and UC San Diego, is a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, and maintains a small law practice specializing in the False Claims Act. He served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and Anthony Kennedy. Prior to law school, Litman worked on the Associated Press’ baseball desk and as a feature film production assistant in New York City. Litman and his wife, Julie Roskies Litman, have three children.
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The court’s opinion in Fischer vs. United States narrows the definition of an obstruction statute used against the Capitol rioters as well as the former president.
June 28, 2024
A new report underscores how far the Florida-based federal judge has gone in ignoring the advice and criticism of others in the legal community.
June 24, 2024
President Biden’s son was singled out for an unusual indictment by special counsel David Weiss, a former U.S. attorney under Donald Trump.
June 11, 2024
A jury convicted the former president and presumptive Republican nominee on all counts in the New York hush money trial, a remarkable victory for the rule of law.
May 30, 2024
New York prosecutors presented a credible narrative. The defense relied mainly on undermining prosecution witnesses such as Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen.
May 23, 2024
The key witness in the New York hush money trial said the then-candidate told him to do what he had to do to suppress Stormy Daniels’ story of a liaison with him.
May 13, 2024
The adult-film star’s testimony in the New York hush-money trial is legally peripheral but central to the drama the prosecution has been framing for the jury.
May 8, 2024
The convicted former fixer will figure prominently in the New York hush money trial. His credibility issues give the defense plenty to work with.
May 2, 2024
Juan Merchan, the judge presiding over the New York hush money trial, fined the ex-president for repeatedly violating a gag order and threatened incarceration.
April 30, 2024
Litman: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever
The conservative justices seemed likely to confer broad presidential immunity from prosecution — and in a way that would further delay any federal trial.
April 25, 2024