Lynn Shapiro

Lynn Shapiro passed away on Oct. 31, 2022. She was a former reporter for the American Legal News and the Blog for Arizona. In her writing career, she covered gun laws, LGBT rights, cannabis litigation, Obamacare, and obstruction of justice for many publications, including Newsweek. Before writing about law and politics, Lynn wrote about medicine and prior to that, Wall Street. Lynn was a graduate of Hampshire College, and studied journalism at the University of Massachusetts. She lived in New York City.

Citizen Trump Not Immune from New York Tax Fraud Charges

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New York changed its double jeopardy law in October 2019 specifically for Donald Trump and his cronies and his adult children. Should they leave the White House with a pardon in tow, New York can still prosecute them In recent months, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has accelerated his criminal probe of the Trump Corporation. … Read more

Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Battleground States’ Votes

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BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court REJECTS Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election The court, in a brief unsigned order, said Texas lacked standing to pursue the case, saying it “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections.” Arizona Democrats celebrated their victory against Donald Trump’s newest challenge, while … Read more

Constitutional Law Professors Debate Whether Trump Can Pardon Himself

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“As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?” Trump tweeted on June 24, 2018, during Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation. Whether Trump can “grant a pardon” to himself will never be known unless the matter is adjudicated, … Read more

House Votes to Legalize Marijuana as Racial Justice Mandate

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The House of Representatives voted by a bipartisan majority of 228-164 to pass the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, ending the Federal ban on cannabis. The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and expunge nonviolent pot-related offenses. The New York Times reports the law, “would require Federal courts to … Read more