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

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opinion

The Performative Sadism of Ron DeSantis

SWEET CRUELTY

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

David R. Lurie | Published Sep 21, 2022
opinion

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

LOOSE CANNON

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

David R. Lurie | Published Sep 10, 2022
opinion

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

PATIENCE

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 | Published Aug 18, 2022
opinion

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

DOG CATCHES CAR

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

David R. Lurie | Published May 04, 2022
opinion

The Supreme Court Is Democracy’s Enemy Now

WARNING SHOT

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 | Published Feb 05, 2022
opinion

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

‘I LOVE IT’

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

David R. Lurie | Published Dec 30, 2021
opinion

Ron DeSantis Is on Team COVID

DEAD WRONG

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

David R. Lurie | Published Nov 14, 2021
opinion

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

WHAT A MESS

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

David R. Lurie | Published Sep 20, 2021
opinion

The Way for Biden to Win

HISTORY LESSON

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 | Published Aug 18, 2021
opinion

These Shameless Republicans Are Desperate to Outlast Trump

HOMICIDAL ELEGY

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

David R. Lurie | Published Aug 06, 2021

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