Jurisprudence By Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Dahlia Lithwick ? May 04, 2026 3:41 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images. Sign up for  Executive Dysfunction , a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story each week about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back. You’ll also receive updates on the latest from Slate’s Jurisprudence team. This weekend, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche claimed in a broadcast television interview that one needs to show ID to dine in an American restaurant and also that he has a substantial case against James Comey for taking a photo of seashells.…