Dennis Aftergut

former federal prosecutor

Dennis Aftergut is a former federal prosecutor, the former chief assistant city attorney in San Francisco and currently counsel to Lawyers Defending American Democracy. He signed LDAD’s December 2021 and States United Democracy Center’s October 2021 bar disciplinary complaints against John Eastman. 


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Dennis Aftergut

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

The Supreme Court’s Idaho emergency abortion ruling is not a victory

Kicking the emergency abortion issue down the road as a national election looms is convenient for the court’s reactionary majority.

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2years ago
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The Trump jury needed to hear from Michael Cohen — and so far he’s delivered

Trump’s former fixer left jurors with colorful corroborating details they will not soon forget.

2years ago
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The Supreme Court’s legitimacy depends on a speedy ruling in the Trump immunity case

By delaying this case, the court casts further doubt on its crumbling legitimacy.

2years ago
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Why MAGA lawyer John Eastman’s disbarment ruling is bad news for Trump

This likely won’t be the last time we hear the Jan. 6 architect’s damaging California testimony presented in a courtroom.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Why President Joe Biden should be feeling good about a rematch with Donald Trump

As Biden’s campaign shifts into high gear, you don’t need fantasy to believe he can win.

2years ago
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No, SCOTUS doesn’t have to prioritize politics in Trump’s Colorado ballot case

The Supreme Court ­risks sliding down a very slippery slope.

2years ago
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Why Alvin Bragg’s hush money case is an excellent Plan B for holding Trump accountable

There’s far more to his hush money case than meets the eye.

2years ago
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Why canceling its ground invasion could help Israel defeat Hamas

Israel has a big opportunity. It can still refuse to walk into the trap that Hamas has set.

2years ago
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New Mexico’s governor has a desperate problem. But her solution will backfire.

The danger posed by unlawful extrajudicial action is the same, regardless of who does it.