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 ...

In 2023, nearly a third of Trump voters endorsed having a president “willing to break some rules and laws to set things right ...

The phrase “Rule of Law” (ROL) is frequently referenced in the major media but seldom defined. Google calls it “a principle under which all persons, institutions and entities are accountable to laws ...

What is Rule of Law and is it in danger? On this episode of MorningLine, host Nick Beres is joined by the President of the Nashville Bar Association, Joseph Hubbard, to discuss rule of law and the ...

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 ...

<UPDATE 5/19 Just a note to draw readers' attention to the 300+ comments that this post has received. It is a good illustration of one of the things I like most about the VC - I'm not aware of another ...

Panelists at the 2025 ABA Conference in Toronto. Photo: Gail J. Cohen/ALM Democracy and the rule of law are under threat globally, and there’s never been a more important time to be a lawyer. That’s ...

Employment lawyer Diane Seltzer won the D.C. Bar election for president-elect. Her opponent was Paul Hasting partner Brad Bondi. Seltzer received almost 91% of the votes, in an election that had ...

To take control of the police force of Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump on Monday invoked part of the law that has given the nation’s capital a greater degree of self-governance over the past ...

During her remarks in a video posted to social media today, Representative Melanie Stansbury illuminated the Trump ...