Law School Deans 'Fearful' For Democracy, Urge Lawyers To Train To Sustain Rule Of Law
Law school deans are on the defense for the very existence of U.S. democracy.
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I am very fearful for American democracy in a way that I never could have imagined. At this time, when there is reason to fear for the future of American democracy, it is important that law deans speak forcefully in defense of democracy and the rule of law.
Law schools play a critical role in our legal system and our democracy, and law deans must be a voice to uphold them.
— Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California Berkeley School of Law, in comments given to Law.com, on a letter published by the American Bar Association that was signed by more than 100 U.S. law school deans, in partnership with the ABA’s Task Force for American Democracy, that urges members of the legal profession to encourage training lawyers to “sustain[] our constitutional democracy” and the rule of law.
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