Category: National News
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The Declaration of Independence and the Rule of Law
The Declaration of Independence created an American nation grounded in the Rule of Law. The founders recognized its importance to ensure that both ordinary people and the privileged are treated to equal justice. This is a part of our history and we should take pride in this principle that has governed us successfully for the…
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Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The firings followed an earlier round of job cuts in New York immigration courts and are part of a broader disruption across the country, which is taking place as the president seeks to…
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Chaos at the Justice Department
President Trump has transformed the agency. We look at what’s happening on the inside. President Trump’s second term has been difficult for the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency. The administration has taken away safeguards that protected the agency from political influence. Trump officials have directed criminal investigations that would usually have nothing to do…
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Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns
Judge Mark L. Wolf, writing in The Atlantic, said he was stepping down to speak out against the “assault on the rule of law” by President Trump, whom he accused of “targeting his adversaries.” A federal judge warned of an “existential threat to democracy” in a searing first-person essay published on Sunday, saying he had…
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Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders
Legal experts say the actions causing concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts. Justice Department lawyers have long enjoyed a professional benefit when they appear in court. As a general rule, judges tend to take them at their word and assume they are telling the…
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Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders
Legal experts say the actions causing concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts. Justice Department lawyers have long enjoyed a professional benefit when they appear in court. As a general rule, judges tend to take them at their word and assume they are telling the…
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Seven Chaotic Months in the Life of a New Federal Judge
Amir Ali joined the D.C. Federal District Court just weeks before Trump took office. It’s been tumultuous ever since. In his first weeks as a federal judge in Washington last December, Amir Ali was surprised to learn that the job didn’t come with a robe. Where was he supposed to get one? He had to…
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NY Times: Seven Chaotic Months in the Life of a New Federal Judge
Amir Ali joined the D.C. Federal District Court just weeks before Trump took office. It’s been tumultuous ever since. In his first weeks as a federal judge in Washington last December, Amir Ali was surprised to learn that the job didn’t come with a robe. Where was he supposed to get one? He had to…
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The Most Expensive Judicial Election Ever
The race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court shows the need for reforms to protect judicial independence. Update 4/2/25: Liberal candidate Susan Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel. An op-ed in Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post called it “America’s most important election of the year.” The New York City mayor’s race? Perhaps a contest for governor?…
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‘Buckle Up’: In Montana, Republican Lawmakers Target the Judiciary
Republicans in Montana and other states complain that liberal judges are tossing out the laws they pass. Now, conservative legislators are trying to change the rules, and the judges. Even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Montana lawmakers were determined to outlaw abortion, passing three laws restricting access. But a district…