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Barbara McQuade

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Note from Barb: Freezing the Free Press
The framers of our Constitution saw the free press as a safeguard of democracy. The Trump Administration treats it like an enemy to be tamed.  Last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded a Department of Justice policy that had limited prosecutors in using compulsory legal process to obtain records and information from reporters. Bondi’s remarks […]
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Note from Barb: Trump’s Retribution Tour Hits the 6th Amendment
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Note from Barb: Trump’s Demonization of Public Servants
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Note from Barb: Only One President is a Felon
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Note from Barb: The Art of the Counter-Punch
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Note from Barb: Unpardonable
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Note from Barb: Disinformation at the Eye of the Storm
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Note from Barb: A Swift Way to Change the Conversation
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Note from Barb: The Couch Gag
Barbara McQuade writes about Judge Merchan, the judge in Trump's Manhattan criminal trial, who is now the third judge to enter a gag order against Trump.
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Note from Barb: The Mission of Justice
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Note from Barb: Bringing Light to Dark Money
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Note from Barb: What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Verdict?
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Note from Barb: Hiding in Plain Sight
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