Ari Melber

“It always rankled me - in law school and the legal profession - when lawyers would speak to each other in their own exclusive language.”

“Barack Obama was first elected after a period of profound failure by elite and government institutions, from finance to foreign policy to Hurricane Katrina, and his first term immediately and unapologetically enacted a flurry of government solutions.”

“Being an independent reporter with legal knowledge fits me better than being an attorney who is representing one side or one goal.”

“A precedent provides legal authority for an action precisely because it occurred before.”