FIRST ON MSNBC: Pres Biden statement on the 8th anniversary of Trump's Muslim ban announcement

Charlie Munger tells a story about human nature: "One of my favorite stories is about the little boy in Texas. The teacher asked the class, “If there are nine sheep in the pen and one jumps out, how many are left?” And everybody got the answer right except this little boy,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Since Oct. 7, Dartmouth has been playing the role its mission stipulates; teach and learn (not advocate or agitate). This @60Minutes segment shows how our wonderful students and colleagues navigate these testing times. Grateful to be at @dartmouth cbsnews.com/news/college-c…

NEW: The most serious push to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot reaches Colorado's high court today — and a ruling there could fast-track it to the Supreme Court. w/ @eorden @ZachMontellaro politico.com/news/2023/12/0… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Norman Lear seemed external! The kindest, most talented & amazing human being! He changed TV & launched so many careers! And a great philanthropist! He was a mentor when I 1st got to LA & so politically savvy! Introduced me to a young Obama. Condolences to Lyn & family #RIPNorman twitter.com/variety/status…

Go @GeorgetownICAP!!! Wisconsin Trump electors settle lawsuit, agree Biden won in 2020 washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

Should there be cameras in the Supreme Court? In this NEW #CSPAN deliberation, your students will explore this question and hear from experts, including @FDUWhatsNew's Peter Woolley, former acting SG @neal_katyal, and an @AEI fellow, among others: c-spanclassroomdeliberations.org/issues/should-….

@smmarotta Kelsi is amazing.

A big win for Kelsi Brown Corkran, probably one of the greatest vehicle-problem engineers practicing before #SCOTUS right now. (And I mean that as compliment.) twitter.com/chrisgeidner/s…

Worth reading from a man in whose company I frequently felt impostor syndrome.

🙏🙏🙏 twitter.com/ratemyskyperoo…

"The Atlantic" on the dangers of a second Trump term

NEWS Trump's bid to expedite and escalate the efforts to overturn his gag order to the state's highest court has been DENIED. The gag order will remain in place at least through Trump's anticipated testimony on Monday. Developing, @TheMessenger themessenger.com/politics/trump…

NBC’s Savannah Guthrie: “Do you believe if Donald Trump were elected next year ... that he would never leave office?” Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney: “There’s no question.” Guthrie: “You think he would try to stay in power forever?” Cheney: “Absolutely. He’s already done it once.”

TONIGHT at 8pm ET: @jordanklepper

"Everything Donald Trump says is bogus... Basically they're just saying Donald Trump can't be tried on any day of the week that ends in the letter Y. It's ridiculous." @neal_katyal on Trump's motion to dismiss federal elections case.

Starting now! twitter.com/insidewithpsak…

Joining @jrpsaki at 12pm ET: ➡️ @StaceyPlaskett ➡️ @neal_katyal ➡️ @AWeissmann_ ➡️ @RepDanKildee ➡️ @jrezaian

The statements of the Justices following the death of a colleague say so much about the colleague, but also about the author. Justice Souter’s statement about Justice Stevens in 2019 is a single, remarkable sentence: “He was the soul of principle and an irreplaceable friend.”

They have twitter.com/acyn/status/17…

The opinion piece that has Washington buzzing: Robert Kagan warns that a Trump dictatorship is increasingly likely. Agree with him or not, it says something about our times that this is even a serious discussion. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

“In and Out of the Courtroom, O’Connor Inspired a Generation of Women; The Supreme Court justice, who died at 93 on Friday, made a series of influential rulings and inspired women across a range of fields as she cemented her legacy”: Julie Bosman, Emily howappealing.abovethelaw.com/2023/12/02/#21…

So back in October of 1983, one Justice Sandra D. O'Connor decided to write a letter to the editor of The New York Times 📰 . . . and boy is it a good one . . . (the tiniest of ⚖️🧵s)

Coming up SUNDAY at 12pm ET: #TheLawFirm @neal_katyal @AWeissmann_

Chief Judge Srinivasan, writing for the court, is indisputably correct, and I cannot imagine the Supreme Court granting certiorari if the former president appeals. twitter.com/kylegriffin1/s…

And, here it is: Fulton County Judge McAfee: If your client wins the presidency, can this case be tried? Sadow (Trump's lawyer): I believe under the Supremacy clause this trial would not take place at all until he left the WH

My guests on this week's Inside the Hive podcast: @VanityFair contributing editor @MonicaLewinsky and Georgetown Law professor @neal_katyal discuss how to upgrade the Constitution with six more amendments listen.vanityfair.com/insidethehive

With George Santos expelled a reminder that it was The North Shore Leader, a local, small paper on Long Island, that broke the story of his fraud before election. This is why local media is crucial and must be supported and not ignored

Immunity from criminal prosecution is virtually unheard of (unlike civil cases)and the Constitution itself contemplates criminal prosecution of former Presidents for acts taken in Office Trump's criminal trial can and should take place on March 4, 2024, as the Judge has ordered

Trump no doubt will claim that Part III of op, allowing some civil discovery, means his J6 criminal trial should be delayed. But the crim v civil standards are totally difft & Trump of course already has access to criminal discovery. His criminal absolute immunity claim is bogus twitter.com/kyledcheney/st…