Democracy

Hundreds Of Law School Deans, Professors, Law Firm Partners, And Former Judges Demand That Government Officials Obey The Rule Of Law

In the face of danger to our democracy, leaders of the bar are stepping up to the plate to ensure its safety.

Attorneys Issue Most Obvious Warning For Democracy Ever

I mean, when someone tells you they're going to be a dictator, that's probably not a good sign.

Sustained Drop In College Enrollment Bad News For Economy, Not To Mention Democracy

Even if learning more doesn’t improve your income stream one bit, it will sure help you make better decisions.

Morning Docket: 10.24.22

* The first rule of stealing from law firm trust accounts: Do not steal from law firm trust accounts. [NBC 12] * Not sure what to make of courts putting the hold on Biden's debt relief? Here's a primer. [WWLT] * Democracy litigated: The attacks on the Voting Rights Act foretell a different relationship to democracy and representation for many. [Al Jazeera] * Peering at a jury of peers: Jury selection is staring for Trump's tax evading shenanigans. [NPR] * Peer Pressure: NY's pay transparency law may have the dire impact of encouraging people to demand equal pay for equal work. The horror. [NY Post]

Harvard Law Professor Argues That The Supreme Court No Longer Cares About Its Own ‘Legitimacy.’ What Now?

As much as I dislike entrusting the future of our democracy to the Supreme Court, how much better is Mitch McConnell really?

Death To American Exceptionalism

For the nation to survive, its inflated ego must die.

A State Of The Union, Of Sorts

Turns out democracy dies in people repeatedly saying existential threats are no big deal.

If American Democracy Dies, Trump’s Republicans Won’t Mourn It

Where the GOP once turned against Nixon for comparatively minor crimes, it now mostly cheers Trump or looks the other way as he leads the party and the country down the path of autocracy.

Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.17

* The United States has been downgraded to a "flawed democracy." [New York Daily News] * The irony is too much. [Washington Post] * Rick Hasen on how a voter fraud investigation should really go. [Slate] * The ACLU wants Jeff Sessions back before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. [ACLU] * Trump's election changed a lot of things. [Medium] * Get ready for insurance to be disrupted. [Law and More] * Wait, where the heck _is_ Staci? https://twitter.com/stacizaretsky/status/824339825063055364

Columbia Law School Graduate Kidnapped In Venezuela

The kidnapping appears to be politically motivated, tied to Yon Goicoechea's non-violent advocacy for freedom.

Defeating Donald Trump Will Be America’s Finest Hour

We can show the world, forever, that when everybody gets to vote, democracy can not be overthrown by a demagogue making a base appeal to discrete factions.