Judges, Democratic politicians and prominent lawyers used commencement speeches at U.S. law schools this year to urge graduates to leverage their degrees to protect the rule of ​law—with some taking ...

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When blocking an executive order directed at the constitutional provision governing birthright citizenship, Judge John C. Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, invoked the principle of rule of law, ...

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When the founding fathers signed the US Constitution on September 17, 1787, they laid the foundations for a national government that was strong, but not omnipotent. The federal government was divided ...

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court discreetly issued an emergency order permitting the Trump administration to move forward with sweeping layoffs across federal agencies. The unsigned ruling did ...

Much has been written (including by me) about how Trump's massive new tariffs will severely damage the US economy, and why they are illegal for a variety of different reasons. But more attention ...

Both the liberals who advocate court-packing and the conservatives who advocate living common goodism have succumbed to the false notion that the nation should depend on the judiciary to resolve our ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said the rule of law should "always prevail" as she reiterated her appeal to fellow Sen. Ronald dela Rosa to respect the law. The senator said ...