Globe editorial: The rule of law is at the heart of America

Connecticut Civic Groups Push Legislators To Back National Group’s Call For Rule of Law

HARTFORD, CT – A coalition of about two dozen Connecticut civic groups are calling on Connecticut legislators with law degrees to stand up for the rule of law against what they called “the ongoing, systematic undermining of the American judicial system” by the Trump administration.

Globe editorial: The rule of law is at the heart of America

Donald Trump’s assault on the judiciary and legal profession is an attack on a founding principle of the United States

William S. Thompson: Rule of law under attack in US (Opinion)

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” is a famous quote by Dick the Butcher from William Shakespeare’s play “Henry VI” that is especially relevant in today’s political climate. This quote is often misused to express frustration…

UCLA Law Professors Condemn Attacks on the Rule of Law - Legal Planet

UCLA School of Law A huge group of UCLA Law professors sent a letter to our students yesterday expressing our collective condemnation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the rule of law.  In doing so we join colleagues from other institutions and law deans in voicing our concerns. Here is an important excerpt from the letter: Lawyers have special obligations to protect and uphold the rule of law. As the Model Rules of Professional Conduct …

Journalist Murat Yetkin: We are at the level of Abdulhamid's tyranny in the rule of law index