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 ...

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The rule of law is critical for people to have a meaningful opportunity to thrive. Still, for billions of people around the world today, the rule of law exists on paper but not in practice. Even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about pressing issues in legal education and society at large. The Rule Of Law Remains A Trending Topic In 2025 America.

I imagine that few Duke students have spent much time thinking about the rule of law or worrying about its potential demise. After all, Duke students are almost always law-abiding citizens that, for ...

The federal prosecutor who built two criminal cases against President Trump is sounding the alarm about dire threats to the legal system. In his first public remarks since leaving the Justice ...

By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow Four of the five European Union countries identified as actively “dismantling” democratic ...

Former Kentucky legal professionals are raising concerns about attacks on the rule of law by the Trump administration. The authors argue that Trump's attacks on judges, lawyers, and law firms threaten ...

The International Bar Association (IBA), the global voice of the legal profession, has launched a new educational initiative ...