Noah Feldman
Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg ¶¶Òõap columnist. He is a professor of law at Harvard University and was a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
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Feldman: Trump has hijacked Roger Stone’s sentencing
Following a presidential tweet, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is poised to betray Robert Mueller’s independence -- after the fact. Reportedly, Justice will retract the sentencing recommendation that was made...

Feldman: The Supreme Court’s past decade could be liberals’ last gasp
The 2010s will go down in history as a contradictory period at the Supreme Court. The decade featured one liberal decision -- the gay marriage case, Obergefell v. Hodges —...

Feldman: The legal strategy behind keeping impeachment simple
The House Judiciary Committee plans to consider two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. It is now close to a foregone conclusion that Trump will be impeached.

Feldman: Harry and Meghan’s lawsuit truly could be bad for free speech
As a loyal American, I naturally want to side with the Duchess of Sussex (née Meghan Markle) in her growing feud with the British tabloid press. Yet the lawsuit that...

Feldman: Clarence Thomas tries and fails to start a climactic abortion fight Â
Abortion rights aren't appreciably more in danger after Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on two Indiana laws than they were before. But it's clear that the drums are beating --...

Feldman: Kavanaugh resists Trump (somewhat, at least for now)
In two separate but similar cases Tuesday, the Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a setback on immigration and a victory on transgender troops. In particular, the court's actions...

Feldman: Democracy needs the press as the ‘opposition party’
It's not a bad thing for opinion journalism, including the editorial boards of major newspapers, to see themselves as the opposition to Trump.

Conservatives get to say what free speech means
In a blow to public-sector unions, the U.S. Supreme Court has used the First Amendment to reverse a 40-year-old precedent that allows the collection of fees from nonunion members who...

Feldman: What if Trump fires Mueller and Mueller says no?
What if Donald Trump tries to fire Robert Mueller -- and fails? The scenario isn't far-fetched.

Feldman: Second Amendment repeal would hurt Constitution
It would be a mistake to attempt a repeal of the Second Amendment. The Constitution is weakened if we respond to bad Supreme Court precedent by trying to amend it...