When Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, much of the focus — from Senators and the media alike — will likely be on the controversy surrounding the ...
We hear a lot of talk these days about “the rule of law” but not so much about what those words mean. They mean that the government may not take actions contrary to existing laws. The words are ...
On Monday, Chief Justice Roberts spoke at the Georgetown Law School. Among other things, the Chief repeated his concern about threats to the rule of law and judicial independence. From Politico's ...
The point is simple but too many of us don’t get it. The values that inhere in the American rule of law, with all its imperfections, must not be taken for granted. The law is fragile and we must ...
Hugh Corder has in the past received funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. He serves as a Director of Freedom under Law and on the Executive Committee of the Council for the ...
The country's faith in these institutions, including our elections and our civil and criminal justice systems has eroded. How far has that erosion of faith gone? Can it be stopped? What is the role of ...
Ms. Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, is a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania. For weeks Americans have been debating whether we’re facing a constitutional crisis. My answer, for the ...
In this continuing legal clash between the administration and an illegal alien, we’re rooting for due process and the rule of law to ultimately prevail. President Donald J. Trump is often obstinate ...
Many voters elected President Trump to end border chaos. Illegal immigration remains low, but voters’ opinions of his immigration policies as a whole have soured. The reason is that they view Trump’s ...
Every act of public violence brings forth indignation, shock and condemnation but violence keeps on happening. “From the beginning of time the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent bear ...
We hear a lot of talk these days about “the rule of law,” but not so much about what those words mean. They mean that the government may not take actions contrary to existing laws. The words are ...