Combating the attack on the rule of law means fighting back on several fronts. Advocacy and legal push back are the obvious progs to resisting, but there also needs to be study. Attention to the rule of law, people’s (justified) belief in the efficacy of courts and how often the government follows court orders benefits us, but it also benefits future Americans passionate about making sure our representative democracy doesn’t slip into a cult-of-personality-fueled dictatorship. National Jurist has coverage on a gift that will ensure that commitment is well funded in the time to come:
James E. Beasley School of Law has received a commitment of $5 million to create the Oller Center for the Rule of Law… The gift is from Richard Oller, J.D. ’79, and his wife Amy and their children, Benjamin Oller and Rebecca Oller.
“This Center for the Rule of Law can help sustain that momentum and deepen Temple Law’s commitment to educating lawyers who are grounded in fairness, equity and public service, while drawing on the full depth of Temple’s other colleges and departments in education, history, communications, economics and beyond; from Philadelphia and Temple campuses in Japan and Italy,” Oller said.
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The gift will let the school offer financial aid to students and fund fellowships for graduates and professors doing research in the center.
A budding rule of law center in the same city that the Constitution was signed has a great ring to it. In addition to the place, it is hard to imagine a better time. It seems like there are history-book level rule of law events happening every day:
To the future rule of law students, get to studying! You have a lot of catching up to do.
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Temple Law To Receive $5M Gift For Center To Study Democracy, Rule Of Law [National Jurist]
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