Ari Hoffman

@AriHoffmanWrite

Associate Editor law/culture/politics @newyorksun. PhD @Harvard. JD @Stanford.

New York, NY

Joined April 2018

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Feb 11

Thrilled to launch a new video podcast from @NewYorkSun: Sanity. Hot takes, deep cuts, guests, analysis- for thinkers who want to cut through the news and nonsense. Spotify, YouTube, Apple, everywhere— every Friday.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 14

Bondi, besieged by the Epstein blowback, hands out more pink slips to alumni — including paralegals and support staff — of Jack Smith's team: Pam Bondi, Under Fire from MAGA on Epstein, Takes Steps To Erase Any Traces of Jack Smith 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/pam-bo…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. Undoing the legacy of the special counsel is a top priority at the 47th president’s Department of Justice.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 10

The battle over Emil Bove’s confirmation is shaping up to be defining for Trump’s aspirations to remake the American legal system: Fired DOJ ‘Leaker’ Bids To Torpedo Trump’s Nomination of DOJ’s Enforcer, Emil Bove, for High Judgeship 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/fired-…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. Bove is alleged to have encouraged defiance of court orders.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · 15 h

The scoop on a mysterious term for the Chief Justice- no dissents, no concurrences. Where is he, and what is he up to? Chief Justice Roberts Hides in Plain Sight as His Supreme Court Splits at the Seams 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/chief-…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The head of the federal judiciary did not write a dissent or a concurrence in the entirety of the high court’s term.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · 18 h

Looking forward to this!

TThe Dan Abrams Show@DanAbramsSXM · 18 h

2pm ET TODAY: Trump administration releases FBI records on #MLK Jr. ... But not Epstein? And then @AriHoffmanWrite joins @DanAbrams to discuss latest on Mortgage Fraud investigations into Adam Schiff & Letitia James Call in 866-967-6887 🔊@SiriusXM Ch. 124🔊

Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · 20 h

My review of a new staging of a classic @IrishRep that tells stories of haunted houses but also sounds the depth of human wounds and cuts close to the bone: ‘The Weir’ Is an Irish Ghost Story With a Human Heart 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/the-we…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. Set at a rural pub, the beloved play tells stories of haunted houses but also sounds the depth of the human wounds.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · 24 h

Me on how the Colbert cancellation could emerge as another front in the James-Trump standoff: Letitia James Pressed by Writers To Investigate Stephen Colbert Show’s Cancellation as a ‘Bribe’ To Appease Trump 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/letiti…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The scribes turn to the prosecutor as ‘no stranger’ to locking horns with the 47th president.

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The New York Sun@NewYorkSun · Jul 19

.@AriHoffmanWrite discusses Israel’s unique bond with the Druze in the latest Sanity episode. "This is how you protect minorities." Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=NSdm3d…

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 18

The court's junior justice is adopting a prophet in the wilderness vibe as she occupies the furthest reaches of the minority: Justice Jackson, Isolated on the Supreme Court’s Left, Grows Increasingly Outraged as Trump Racks Up Victories 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/justic…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The court’s junior justice is increasingly pushing the bounds of judicial rhetoric as her frustration with her colleagues grows.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 17

It's been some 300 days without a decision in Trump's appeal. That's unheard of. Here's what might be happening behind the scenes: Mystery Deepens Over Court Delay in Ruling on Trump’s Appeal of Letitia James’s $500 Million Fraud Verdict 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/myster…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. An appellate court has yet to decide whether New York’s attorney general’s signature victory is lawful.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 16

The Bove story is one of raw political power, judicial hauteur, and the question of who gets to judge: A Loyal Trump Attorney, Emil Bove, Looks Poised To Be Confirmed to Powerful Judgeship Despite Opposition From Legal Establishment 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/a-loya…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. Judge Michael Luttig, a critic of Trump who sought to disqualify the 47th president, is leading a charge to torpedo Bove’s bid.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 15

Knives out at the DOJ as the attorney general fires the ethicist. Me on the stakes: Pam Bondi, in Firing Ethics Chief Who Greenlit $150,000 in Free Legal Work for Jack Smith, Imposes Her Will on the Department of Justice 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/pam-bo…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The terminated employee was responsible for advising the upper echelon of the DOJ on its ethical obligations.

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WOR NewsTalk Radio@710WOR · Jul 14

The Supreme Court remains as busy as ever with the cases of E. Jean Carroll and birthright citizenship. Associate Editor of the New York Sun @AriHoffmanWrite talks with Mendte in the Morning about the cases being brought up. Listen here! iheart.com/podcast/1248-m…

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 14

My review of a sparkling new show @MorganLibrary on what Austen has to tell us on her quarter millennium birthday about life and love and dating and ambition: Jane Austen Celebrates Her 250th Birthday at the Morgan Library 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/jane-a…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The author of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ among other classics, comes alive at a new show.

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The New York Sun@NewYorkSun · Jul 11

When did political purity tests become a condition for friendship? This week on Sanity, @AriHoffmanWrite and @RSugarShow examine the toxic rise of litmus tests — especially when it comes to Israel. Tune into the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=hY-Ucm…

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 11

The president owes the writer $88 million... me on how this all plays out at the Supreme Court: Trump’s Appeal of E. Jean Carroll Verdict Appears Headed for the Supreme Court, as Romance Columnist Prevails Again 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/trumps…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The 47th president owes the writer $88 million for defamation and for sexual abuse.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 10

Albanese is likely to view sanctions as further evidence that America is “subjugated by the Jewish lobby.” To an antisemitic hammer, everything looks like a Jewish nail. A Biased UN Rapporteur Gets Called Out by the Trump Administration 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/a-bias…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The sanctioning of Francesca Albanese is a welcome step in combating the animus toward Israel that permeates the world body.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 9

Elena Kagan is moving to the center — and putting distance between herself and Justices Jackson and Sotomayor. Seismic shifts at SCOTUS: Justice Kagan Fractures the Supreme Court’s Liberal Bloc — and Deepens Justice Jackson’s Isolation 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/justic…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The former dean of Harvard Law School emerges as more likely than her liberal colleagues to make common cause with conservatives.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 9

The most important and searing story you'll read today is by @NoviZhukovsky on a blockbuster 10/7 report: Former Israeli Hostages Detail Sexual Violence in Captivity for the First Time in ‘Most Comprehensive’ Report on Hamas Atrocities 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/former…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The report also presents the first legal framework for prosecuting Hamas terrorists over their use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 8

Are judges appointed by Republicans refusing to retire under Trump b/c they don't want him picking replacements? I explore: Judges Appointed by Republicans Could Be Refusing To Retire — To Frustrate Trump’s Ambition for a MAGA Judiciary 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/judges…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The nomination of a former personal lawyer, Emil Bove, for the 47th president to an appellate seat could be a bellwether.

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Ari Hoffman@AriHoffmanWrite · Jul 7

A fight is brewing just as Alina Habba's plum appointment is set to expire: New Jersey Turns To Aggressive Tactic Against Trump Loyalist Alina Habba — Challenging Her Law License – After She Charges Democratic Congresswoman With Assault 📰 @NewYorkSun nysun.com/article/new-je…

AriHoffmanWrite's tweet card. The acting United States attorney'a temporary term comes to an end on July 22.

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